Breakeven

Breakeven Point = Initial Investment/Net Profit Margin

Problem #1: Groot plans to begin a nursery with an initial investment of $60,000. Each seedling costs $5. How many trees would he have to sell at $20 each to recoup his initial investment?

Problem #2: Gamora wants to design an intergalactic nerf lightsaber. Initial materials cost is $100,000 and she plans charge $4000 for each lightsaber. It takes one month to produce 3 lightsabers. Her warehouse rental costs $5000 per month and each of two employees is paid $3000 per month. How many lightsabers must she sell to breakeven? What if she could speed up production and produce 4 lightsabers per month? What if she lost one employee?