A small publishing company Is planning to publish a new book. The production costs will Include one-time fixed costs (such as editing) and varlable costs (such as printing). The one-time fixed costs will total $49,590. The varlable costs will be $9.25 per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of $20.50 per book. How many books must the publisher produce and sell so that the production costs will equal the money from sales?



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