Solve Problems Using Systems of Linear Equations
-Steve Invests in a Circus

Multiple Choice

Solve Problems Using Systems of Linear Equations
-Steve invests in a circus production. The cost includes an overhead of $\$ 16,000$ , plus production costs of $\$ 8000$ per performance. A sold-out performance brings in $\$ 10,000$ . Determine the number of sold-out performances, $x$ , needed to break even.

A) 8 performances
B) 9 performances
C) 10 performances
D) 2 performances