Jessica wants to start making and selling bracelets using colorful beads and thread. She starts collecting information to come u
p with a business model. She finds out that she will have to pay $250 in rent per month. Her phone and Internet costs will be $40 per month. The material cost per bracelet will be $1.25, and a helper will charge $0.25 per bracelet. Jessica plans to make 200 bracelets in the first month. Jessica’s fixed monthly cost is $_______, and her variable cost is $_______ per bracelet. To break even she will have to sell the bracelets for $________.
It makes the addition easier if you combine like terms like the two 1/2s and then make them all have the denominator of 12 (changing the numerators to equal it out)
