Abigail Wants to Sell a Local Advertising Calendar

question 60

Essay

Abigail wants to sell a local advertising calendar. She knows there are 2,000 households in her community, and estimates 30 percent will buy a calendar. The printing company will charge a $400 setup fee and calendars will cost $4.00 each to print. What price will she need to charge to cover all costs and make a $2,000 total profit? Show your calculations.

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Definitions:

Anklebones

The bones that form the ankle joint, primarily the tibia, fibula, and talus.

Coxal Bone

Another term for the hip bone, which is a large, flat bone overlying the hip joint on each side of the human pelvis.

Growth Plate

A shaft of cartilage between the epiphysis and the diaphysis; also known as the epiphyseal disk.

Epiphysis

The rounded end of a long bone, which is separated from the main bone body by a growth plate in children and adolescents.