A factory has a fixed cost of $50,000 a month, and a cost of $2.5 for every item produced. If the selling price of a single item is $5, what is the number of items must be sold monthly for the factory to cover its cost exactly?	Answers:
A) 9,000	B) 14,000	C) 18,000	D) 20,000	E) 27,000
selling price - Cost price = 2.5 so per unit profit =2.5   cost to recover =50000   no of items required = 50000/2.5= 
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<output>20_000</output>
20000   Ans 20,000
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A factory has a fixed cost of $50,000 a month, and a cost of $2.5 for every item produced. If the selling price of a single item is $5, what is the number of items must be sold monthly for the factory to cover its cost exactly?