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1. How about something about costs for manufacturing that has a fixed and variable component and revenue based on sales (quantity times price) to solve for profit at a given level of production/sales? Would that work for you?

   Jack Robinson on Friday, 01 February 2008, 16:00 CST # |

2. That would be great

   Rodney on Friday, 01 February 2008, 16:23 CST # |

3. Here is one take on that approach. Other folks may have other ideas. Good luck! 

   Let's say rent costs $2,000 per month, labor costs $100 per dumaflatchet they make and material costs are $75 each. They sell dumaflatchets for $500. Graph the costs and revenue to show the profit/loss at different levels of production/sales.

   Jack Robinson on Friday, 01 February 2008, 16:58 CST # |

4. Rodney, there's an algebra thingy on graphing systems of equations and you could use the default values in your word problem.

   Diane on Friday, 01 February 2008, 16:59 CST # |