Tara makes and sells hats. She can sell hats for $20 per unit. Materials for the hats cost $5 for each hat. Her fixed costs are $280. She estimates that her maximum capacity is 90 hats per month.What is her breakeven sales in dollars? Answer to one decimal place, no $
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