A division of a corporation produces "Personal Income Tax" diaries. Each diary sells for $8. The monthly fixed costs incurred by the division are $20,000, and the variable cost of producing each diary is $3. What should be the level of sales in order for the division to realize a 15% profit over the cost of making the diaries?

step-by-step explanation:

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take the logarithm of both sides (the base of the log doesn't matter):

apply the exponent property - this says that :

distribute the log terms on both sides:

group like terms together:

divide through both sides by the coefficient on :

you can do some additional rewriting here using the properties of the logarithm to simplify things if you like:

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