A software company is releasing one of their products on a CD. The manufacturer charges a $5,500 setup fee and $1.00 per CD. Approximately how many CDs must be produced so that the total cost per CD is $3.50?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-05T12:53:45

2200 CDs

Let #x# be the number of CDs

The equation can be written as:
#5500 + 1*X = 3.50*x#

The left side is the total manufacturing cost

Solving for #x#,
#x=2200#