Question #f6c36

1 Answer
Feb 22, 2018

There are multiple parts to the question so i'll try and keep it organized

Explanation:

if it costs $2,250 to print 500 calendars, it can be shown as
500x=2,250
x=4.5
This means it costs $4.5 to print one calendar.

let's say the shelter decides to set the price at $10. Their profit per calendar is shown as
10-4.5
5.5
which means if they sell each calendar for $10, they will make a $5.5 profit

The equation to find profit would be:
m=c(10)-c(4.5)
simplified:
m=c(5.5)

to find all of the prices, just plug each number into c
if c=50; m=(50)(5.5), m=27.50
so if they sell 50 calendars, they will make $27.50

I'll list the rest without math just to make this shorter. If you want me to work them out, let me know (m=profit, c=number of calendars
c=100; m=550
c=150; m=825
c=200; m=1100
c=250; m=1375
c=300; m=1650
c=350; m=1925
c=400; m=2200
c=450; m=2475
c=500; m=2750

The shelter makes money by printing these calendars, so they would have to print any positive number to make a profit.

reflection:
1) the price used provides creates a profit for the shelter while also being the most affordable price that people will pay for it.

2) I used an equation, because by allowing a variable to be plugged in, you can fill it with any hypothetical number

I hope this helped!