A small publishing company is planning to publish a new book. The production costs will include one-time fixed costs (such as editing) and variable costs (such as printing). The one-time fixed costs will total $53,150. The variable costs will be $12 per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of $24.50 per book. How many books must the publisher produce and sell so that the production costs will equal the money from sales?

12x +53,150 = 24.5x (production cost = revenue )

53,150 = 12.5x (subtract 12x from both sides and then divide 53,150 by 12.5)

x= 4,252 books

Step-by-step explanation:

change of stock price/initial stock price on friday * total stock value = change of stock value

0.89/73.73 *x = 42.72

x=3539.04 = total stock value at initial stock price on friday .

total stock value at initial stock price on friday/ initial stock price on friday = number of shares

3539.04/73.73 = 48 shares

they own 48 shares of this stock