the number of units must be greater than 525
Explanation:Revenue for selling x units is R = 40x
The cost for producing one unit of the x is C = 20x + 10500
To obtain profit, revenue > cost
To determine the number of x that will be produced to return a profit, we need to find break even point
At break-even point, cost = revenue
[tex]\begin{gathered} C=R \\ 40x\text{ = 20x + 10500} \\ subtract\text{ 20x from both sides:} \\ 40x\text{ - 20x = 10500} \\ 20x\text{ = 10500} \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]\begin{gathered} divide\text{ both sides by 20:} \\ \frac{20x}{20}\text{ = }\frac{10500}{20} \\ x\text{ = 525} \end{gathered}[/tex]when x = 525, there is no profit as the value of cost is the same as the value of revenue.
For the products to return a profit, the number of x units produced will be greater than 525.
To obtain a profit, the number of units must be greater than 525