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MATH / A company that sells widgets has to pay 1000 in one-time equipment fees and then it costs 0.50 for each widget it makes. It sells widgets at a price of 2.75 per widget. What is the…

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A company that sells widgets has to pay

\$1000

in one-time equipment fees and then it costs

\$0.50

for each widget it makes. It sells widgets at a price of

\$2.75

per widget. What is the least number of widgets the company has to sell in order to make a profit?

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A company that sells widgets has to pay $1000 in one-time equipment fees and then it costs $0.50 for each widget it makes. It sells widgets at a price of $2.75 per widget. What is the least number of widgets the company has to sell in order to make a profit?

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A company that sells widgets has to pay $\$1000$ in one-time equipment fees and then it costs $\$0.50$ for each widget it makes. It sells widgets at a price of $\$2.75$ per widget. What is the least number of widgets the company has to sell in order to make a profit?

level

Level 2

type

Algebra

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