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Dr. Aleda Roth, a prolific author, is considering starting her own publishing company. She will call it DSI Publishing, Inc. DSI estimated costs are:

Fixed $250,000.00
Variable cost per book $20.00
Selling price per book $30.00

How many books must DSI sell to break even? What is its break even point in dollars?

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Dr. Aleda Roth, a prolific author, is considering starting her own publishing company. She will call it DSI Publishing, Inc. DSI estimated costs are:

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