Answer
losing money
Work Step by Step
As the number of tubes of toothpaste increases, we see that the profitability increases as well. In other words, as we sell more toothpaste, we earn more money. We know that below 1875 tubes we will be losing money, while above that amount, we will be making money. Thus, selling 1000 tubes of toothpaste will mean that the business is losing money.