A local pet shelter plans to sell pet calendars to raise money for food and other supplies. Anyone can submit pictures of his or her pets, and the public will vote for their favorites to show on the calendar. The cost to have 500 calendars printed is 2,250. Research shows that people are willing to spend between 10 and 12 for a calendar. Find and compare the shelter's printing costs and sales earnings. Decide on an appropriate selling price for the calendars. Write an equation to find the amount of money, m, the shelter takes in for each calendar sold, c. Show how much money the shelter would take in by selling 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, and 500 calendars. Find the number of calendars the shelter would need to sell to pay for the cost of printing the calendars. Explain.
a) Selling price = 10, Number of calendars to sell = 225
b) Selling price = 11, Number of calendars to sell = 205
c) Selling price = 12, Number of calendars to sell = 190
d) Selling price = 13, Number of calendars to sell = 180