A company's cost (in dollars) of producing its product can be modeled by the function C(x) = -0.796x² - 14.576x + 199172.732 where x is the number of items sold. If an item sells for $30 how many items should be sold to break even? J Answer:

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A company's cost (in dollars) of producing its product can be modeled by the function
C(x) = -0.796x² - 14.576x + 199172.732 where x is the number of items sold. If an item sells for $30
how many items should be sold to break even?
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