Based on the above numbers, how many plants would Ruth's Green Thumb have to sell to make $10,000 before taxes?

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To find out how many plants Ruth's Green Thumb would have to sell to make $10,000 before taxes, we need to divide $10,000 by the profit per plant.

Profit per plant = $22.50 - $16.80 = $5.70

Number of plants to sell = $10,000 / $5.70 per plant = 1,754.39

Since it's not possible to sell a fraction of a plant, Ruth's Green Thumb would need to sell at least 1,755 plants.

Out of the given choices, C is the closest to 1,755. C is 7,857.19, which is the answer.

Based on the Above Numbers, How Many Plants Would Ruth's