The Owner of Firewood to Go Is Considering Buying a Hydraulic

question 156

Multiple Choice

The owner of Firewood To Go is considering buying a hydraulic wood splitter which sells for $50,000. He figures it will cost an additional $100 per cord to purchase and split wood with this machine, while he can sell each cord of split wood for $125. How many cords of wood would he have to split with this machine to break even?

• A)5,000
• B)3,000
• C)2,000
• D)1,000
• E)0

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