high school class is putting together a newsletter. The cost of design and colour copies is $200 plus $0.75 per copy. The class plans to sell the newsletter for $1.25. Determine the how many newspapers must be sold to make a profit
Let x be the number of newspapers that must be sold to make a profit.
The total cost to produce x newspapers is given by the equation:
Cost = $200 + $0.75x
The revenue generated from selling x newspapers is given by:
Revenue = $1.25x
To make a profit, the revenue generated must be greater than the total cost:
Revenue > Cost
$1.25x > $200 + $0.75x
$0.50x > $200
x > $200 / $0.50
x > 400
Therefore, the class must sell more than 400 newspapers in order to make a profit.