Administrators at a University Will Charge Students $150 to Attend

question 61

Multiple Choice

Administrators at a university will charge students $150 to attend a seminar. It costs $3000 to reserve a room, hire an instructor, and bring in the equipment. Assume it costs $25 per student for the administrators to provide the course materials. How many students would have to register for the seminar for the university to break even?

• A) 18
• B) 20
• C) 24
• D) 30

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