To find the number of plants to sell to break-even.
Answer to Problem 17RE
The number of plants to sell break-even is
Explanation of Solution
Given information :
The investment is given as
The cost for planter, plotting soil, seed for each plant is given as
The selling price for each plant is given as
Calculation :
The total cost for producing x units is,
The total revenue obtained by selling x units is,
Since the break-even point occurs when
Therefore,
The number of plants to sell break-even is
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