A pubisher is planning to produce a new textbook. The fixed costs (reviewing. Editing. Typesetting and so on) are Rs 320000. Besides that , he also spends another Rs. 31.25 in producing the book. The wholesale price (the amount recevied by the publisher) is Rs 43.75 per book. How many books must the publisher sell to break even, i.e. so that the cost of production will equal revenues?

Answer

This, the publisher will break even when 25,600 books are printed and sold.