(Table: Excellence Publishing) Refer to the Table

question 55

Multiple Choice

(Table: Excellence Publishing) Refer to the table. Initially each editedbook sells for $50. Suppose that there is an increase in the demand foredited books, such that each edited book now sells for $70. How manypeople will the company hire per year as editing staff if the salary is$47,000 per staff member?

• A)5
• B)6
• C)7
• D)8

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A type of electric charge, typically carried by protons, that repels other positively charged particles and attracts negatively charged particles.

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