Maria Gonzalez plans to set up a photo booth at the county fair during the summer. Maria will take and print one photo for each customer for a price of $7. Maria estimates that her variable costs will total $2 per photo and that her fixed costs will total $1,250 for the entire fair. Required: a. Express Maria's profit before taxes in terms of the number of photos sold. b. How many photos does Maria need to sell to break even? c. How many photos must Maria sell to earn a profit of $950?

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Maria Gonzalez plans to set up a photo booth at the
county fair during the summer. Maria will take and
print one photo for each customer for a price of $7.
Maria estimates that her variable costs will total $2 per
photo and that her fixed costs will total $1,250 for the
entire fair.
Required:
a. Express Maria's profit before taxes in terms of the
number of photos sold.
b. How many photos does Maria need to sell to break
even?
c. How many photos must Maria sell to earn a profit of
$950?
Transcribed Image Text:Maria Gonzalez plans to set up a photo booth at the county fair during the summer. Maria will take and print one photo for each customer for a price of $7. Maria estimates that her variable costs will total $2 per photo and that her fixed costs will total $1,250 for the entire fair. Required: a. Express Maria's profit before taxes in terms of the number of photos sold. b. How many photos does Maria need to sell to break even? c. How many photos must Maria sell to earn a profit of $950?
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