A publishing company sells 400,000 copies of certain books each year. It costs the company $1 to store each book for a year. Each time it must print additional copies, it costs the company $500 to set up the presses. How many books should the company produce during each printing in order to minimize its total storage and setup costs? The company should produce O books each printing in order to minimize costs.

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A publishing company sells 400,000 copies of certain books each year. It costs the company $1 to store each book for a year. Each time it must print additional​ copies, it costs the company$500 to set up the presses. How many books should the company produce during each printing in order to minimize its total storage and setup​ costs?

 

(a) The company should producen______books each printing in order to minimize costs.

 

A publishing company sells 400,000 copies of certain books each year. It costs the company $1 to store each book for a year. Each time it must print additional copies, it costs the company $500 to set up
the presses. How many books should the company produce during each printing in order to minimize its total storage and setup costs?
The company should produce O books each printing in order to minimize costs.
Transcribed Image Text:A publishing company sells 400,000 copies of certain books each year. It costs the company $1 to store each book for a year. Each time it must print additional copies, it costs the company $500 to set up the presses. How many books should the company produce during each printing in order to minimize its total storage and setup costs? The company should produce O books each printing in order to minimize costs.
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