# Math Help - Solving problems

1. ## Solving problems

My friend is having difficulty in a question. She showed me and I can't quite nut it out now I've gone curious and would like to no the answer and how you do it.

The Question is:

A manufacturer sells a particular prodcut for $40 per unit. The manufacturer's costs for prodcuing the units consist of a fixed$5000 plus a cost of $22 per unit. If the manufacturer produces and sells x units find a) The value of the x for the manufacturer to at least 'break even'. (Aussume that x must take interger values) Thank you. 2. Originally Posted by atom360 My friend is having difficulty in a question. She showed me and I can't quite nut it out now I've gone curious and would like to no the answer and how you do it. The Question is: A manufacturer sells a particular prodcut for$40 per unit. The manufacturer's costs for prodcuing the units consist of a fixed $5000 plus a cost of$22 per unit. If the manufacturer produces and sells x units find

a) The value of the x for the manufacturer to at least 'break even'. (Aussume that x must take interger values)

Thank you.
At break even revenue=costs.

R=40x

C=5000+22x

hence for break even:

40x=5000+22x

Now solve for x, if this is not an integer then you will need the next larger integer.

CB