A wholesale business sells pen and pencil sets to retailers for $12 per dozen. The wholesaler pays the manufacturer $0.50 for each individual pen and pencil set. The wholesaler pays its salespeople a commission of 10% of sales. The wholesaler has packaging expenses of $0.30 for each unit of 12 sets. What is the wholesaler’s contribution margin per unit?

17

step-by-step explanation:

step-by-step explanation:

if you meant, "on the way from (3, 2) to (3, 14):

x does not change; y increases by 12.

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x = 17

step-by-step explanation:

1st step: isolate x.

24 - 3x = -27

-24         -24

-3x   =   -51

2nd step: divide.

-3x     =   -51

  3             3

  x       =     17

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