Break Even Word Problems

At a local ballpark a team charges $10 per ticket. The team must pay its players $4000. It costs the owners $6 for each souvenir they give away. How many tickets must be sold to break even.

• 1000 tickets

• 10,000 tickets

• 600 tickets

• 660 tickets

Brian and Amy invest $2700 to start a hair cutting business. Each hair cut costs them $1.50 (supplies). They charge their customer $15 for each cut. Write the equation for cost and income.

• Cost: y = 1.50x + 2700

  Income: y = 15x

• Cost: y = 150 + 2700

  Income: y = 1.50x

• Cost: y = 1.50x + 2700

  Income: y = 15

• Cost: y = 2700

  Income: y = 15x + 1.50

Brian and Amy invest $2700 to start a hair cutting business. Each hair cut costs them $1.50 (supplies). They charge their customer $15 for each cut.

How many hair cuts until they breakeven?

• 200 hair cuts

• 22 hair cuts

• 2700 hair cuts

• 15

At a local ballpark a team charges $10 per ticket. The team must pay its players $4000. It costs the owners $6 for each souvenir they give away.

How much profit will they make if they sell 2,230 tickets?

(income - cost = profit)

• $2,230

• $4,920

• $1,000

• $2, 920

We are going to manufacture Whats-Its. The Whats-It machine costs $4000.It also costs $5 for materials and labor for each Whats-It. We are planning to sellour Whats-Its for $12 each. How many Whats-Its must we sell in order to breakeven?

• 571.42

• 572

• 570. 63

• 571

We are going to manufacture Whats-Its. The Whats-It machine costs $4000.It also costs $5 for materials and labor for each Whats-It. We are planning to sellour Whats-Its for $12 each. How many Whats-Its must we sell in order to breakeven?  What is the expression for revenue?

• 12x

• 4000x + 5x + 12x

• 12

• 12x + 5

At a local concert hall, the owner charges $7 per ticket. The owner must pay his band $1200. Every customer receives a brochure that costs the owner $2 for each person. Write an equation for cost and income

• Cost: y = 2x + 1200

  Income: y = 7x

• Cost: y = 7x + 1200

  Income: y = 2x

• Cost: y = x + 1200

  Income: y = 7

• Cost: y = 2x + 7

  Income: y = 1200x

At a local concert hall, the owner charges $7 per ticket. The owner must pay his band $1200. Every customer receives a brochure that costs the owner $2 for each person. How many people must attend for him to breakeven?

• 240 people

• 170 people

• 600 people

• 133 people

At a local concert hall, the owner charges $7 per ticket. The owner must pay his band $1200. Every customer receives a brochure that costs the owner $2 for each person.

How much profit will they make if they sell 567 tickets?

(income - cost = profit )

• $ 1, 867

• $567

• $1,635

• $ 1, 754

At a dinner theatre the owner charges $25 per ticket. She pays her employees $18,500. Each customer leaves with a free dessert that cost the owner $5 per dessert.

When will the owner break even?

• 925 customers

• 740 customers

• 18500 customers

• 3700 customers