A company makes a product and has no way to determine which ones are faulty until an unhappy customer returns it. Three percent of the products are faulty and will cost the company $200 each in customer service and repairs. If the company does not refund the customer when repairing the item, how much should the company charge to make a profit of $2.00 per item? $6.00 $6.19 $8.00 $8.25

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akshayrao091 akshayrao091 · Answer 1 · 2016-06-20T11:31:37+02:00

(x) - (0.03)(200) = 2.00
Let x be the company charge to make the profit

solving for x gives 8$

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JeanaShupp JeanaShupp · Answer 2 · 2019-01-09T08:22:40+01:00

Answer: $8.00

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Percent of products which are faulty=3%=0.03

Cost of each faulty product =$200

Let x be the company charge to make the profit .

According to the question,

[tex]x-0.03\times200=2.00\\\Rightarrow\ x-6.00=2.00\\\Rightarrow\ x=2.00+6.00\\\Rightarrow\ x=$8.00[/tex]

Hence, the company should charge $ 8.00 to make a profit of $2.00 per item.

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