To make a profit, a company’s revenue must be greater than its operating costs. the company’s revenue is modeled by the expression 7.5x – 100, where x represents the number of items sold. the company’s operation costs are modeled by the expression 79.86 + 5.8x. how many items does the company need to sell to make a profit? the inequality that will determine the number of items that need to be sold to make a profit is ? the solution to the inequality is ? the company must sell at least?   items to make a profit.

Revenue = 7.5x - 100
Operation Costs = 5.8x + 79.86

To break even, operation cost = Revenue
⇒ 7.5x - 100 = 5.8x + 79.86
7.5x = 5.8x + 179.86 (Add 100 to both sides)

7.5x - 5.8x = 179.86
1.7x = 179.86
x = 105.8

This implies that the company will need to sell at least 106 items to make a profit.

The inequality that will determine the number of items at need to be sold to make a profit is x ≥ 106

The solution to the inequality is as follows

Revenue = 7.5x - 100
if x =106
Revenue = 7.5(106) - 100
Revenue = 695

Operational Cost = 5.8x + 79.86
if x = 106
Operational Cost = 5.8(106) + 79.86
Operational Cost = 694.66

Profit ≥ (695 - 694.66)
Profit ≥ 0.34

The company must sell at least 106 items to make a profit.