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    Marla wants to rent a bike Green Lake Park has an entrance fee of $8 and charges $2 per hour for bik

    Marla wants to rent a bike Green Lake Park has an entrance fee of $8 and charges $2 per hour for bike Oak Park has an entrance fee of $2 and charges $5 per hour for bike rentals she wants to know how many hours are friend will make the costs equal Green Lake Park: Set up the cost function C(h)...
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    A corn refining company produces corn gluten cattle feed at a variable cost of $84 per ton. If fixe

    A corn refining company produces corn gluten cattle feed at a variable cost of $84 per ton. If fixed costs are $110,000 per month and the feed sells for $132 per ton, how many tons should be sold each month to have a monthly profit of $560,000? Set up the cost function C(t) where t is the...
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    Peter’s Lawn Mowing Service charges $10 per job and $0.20 per square yard. Peter earns $25 for a job

    Peter’s Lawn Mowing Service charges $10 per job and $0.20 per square yard. Peter earns $25 for a job. Let y be the number of square yards. We have the following equation: 0.2y + 10 = 25 To solve for y, we type this equation into our search engine and we get: y = 75
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    A manufacturer has a monthly fixed cost of $100,000 and a production cost of $12 for each unit produ

    A manufacturer has a monthly fixed cost of $100,000 and a production cost of $12 for each unit produced. The product sells for $20/unit Cost Function C(u) where u is the number of units: C(u) = cost per unit * u + fixed cost C(u) = 12u + 100000 Revenue Function R(u) where u is the number of...
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    A car rents $35 per day plus 15 cents per mile driven

    A car rents $35 per day plus 15 cents per mile driven Set up the cost function C(m) where m is the number of miles driven: C(m) = Cost per mile * m + Daily Fee C(m) = 0.15m + 35
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    A video store charges a monthly membership fee of $7.50, but the charge to rent each movie is only $

    A video store charges a monthly membership fee of $7.50, but the charge to rent each movie is only $1.00 per movie. Another store has no membership fee, but it costs $2.50 to rent each movie. How many movies need to be rented each month for the total fees to be the same from either company? Set...
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    Angelica’s financial aid stipulates that her tuition cannot exceed $1000. If her local community col

    Angelica’s financial aid stipulates that her tuition cannot exceed $1000. If her local community college charges a $35 registration fee plus $375 per course, what is the greatest number of courses for which Angelica can register? We set up the Tuition function T(c), where c is the number of...
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    A house painting company charges $376 plus $12 per hour. Another painting company charges $280 plus

    A house painting company charges $376 plus $12 per hour. Another painting company charges $280 plus $15 per hour. How long is a job for which companies will charge the same amount? Set up the cost function C(h) where h is the number of hours. Company 1: C(h) = 12h + 376 Company 2: C(h) = 15h...
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    A company is planning to manufacture a certain product. The fixed costs will be $474778 and it will

    A company is planning to manufacture a certain product. The fixed costs will be $474778 and it will cost $293 to produce each product. Each will be sold for $820. Find a linear function for the profit, P , in terms of units sold, x . Set up the cost function C(x): C(x) = Cost per product * x +...
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    A company specializes in personalized team uniforms. It costs the company $15 to make each uniform a

    A company specializes in personalized team uniforms. It costs the company $15 to make each uniform along with their fixed costs at $640. The company plans to sell each uniform for $55. The cost function for "u" uniforms C(u) is given by: C(u) = Cost per uniform * u + Fixed Costs C(u) = 15u +...
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    An interior designer charges $100 to visit a site, plus $55 to design each room. Identify a function

    An interior designer charges $100 to visit a site, plus $55 to design each room. Identify a function that represents the total amount he charges for designing a certain number of rooms. What is the value of the function for an input of 6, and what does it represent? Set up the cost function...
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    You open a hat stand in the mall with an initial start-up cost of $1500 plus 50 cents for every hat

    You open a hat stand in the mall with an initial start-up cost of $1500 plus 50 cents for every hat you stock your booth with. a) What is your cost function? Set up the cost function C(h) where h is the number of hats you stock: C(h) = Cost per hat * h hats + Start Up Cost C(h) = 0.5h + 1500
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    A mechanic will charge a new customer $45.00 for an initial diagnosis plus $20 an hour of labor. How

    A mechanic will charge a new customer $45.00 for an initial diagnosis plus $20 an hour of labor. How long did the mechanic work on a car if he charged the customer $165? We set up a cost function C(h) where h is the number of hours of labor: C(h) = Hourly Labor Rate * h + Initial Diagnosis C(h)...
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    To be a member of world fitness gym, it costs $60 flat fee and $30 per month. Maria has paid a total

    To be a member of world fitness gym, it costs $60 flat fee and $30 per month. Maria has paid a total of $210 for her gym membership so far. How long has Maria been a member to the gym? The cost function C(m) where m is the number of months for the gym membership is: C(m) = 30m + 60 We're given...
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    You are heading to Cedar Point for the day. It costs $50 to get in to the park and each ride costs $

    You are heading to Cedar Point for the day. It costs $50 to get in to the park and each ride costs $2 for a ticket. Write an expression for the total cost of going to Cedar Point where r is the number of rides. Set up the cost equation C(r): C(r) = Cost per ride * r rides + Park Fee C(r) = 2r + 50
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    A cell phone plan costs $20 a month and includes 200 free minutes. Each additional minute costs 5 ce

    A cell phone plan costs $20 a month and includes 200 free minutes. Each additional minute costs 5 cents. If you use your cell phone for at least 200 minutes a month, write a function C(x) that represents the total cost per x minutes. We add the flat rate per month to 5% of the number of minutes...
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    A cellular phone company charges a $49.99 monthly fee for 600 free minutes. Each additional minute c

    A cellular phone company charges a $49.99 monthly fee for 600 free minutes. Each additional minute costs $.35. This month you used 750 minutes. How much do you owe Find the overage minutes: Overage Minutes = Total Minutes - Free Minutes Overage Minutes = 750 - 600 Overage Minutes = 150...
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    He charges $1.50 per delivery and then $2 per km he has to drive to get from his kitchen to the deli

    He charges $1.50 per delivery and then $2 per km he has to drive to get from his kitchen to the delivery address. Write an equation that can be used to calculate the delivery price and the distance between the kitchen and the delivery address. Use your equation to calculate the total cost to...
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    A phone company charges a $30 usage fee $15 per 1GB of data. Write an expression that describes the

    A phone company charges a $30 usage fee $15 per 1GB of data. Write an expression that describes the monthly charge and use d to represent data We multiply gigabyte fee by d and add the usage fee: 15d + 30
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    The total cost to fix your bike is $45 the parts cost $10 and the labor cost seven dollars per hour

    The total cost to fix your bike is $45 the parts cost $10 and the labor cost seven dollars per hour how many hours were there: Set up a cost function where h is the number of hours: 7h + 10 = 45 To solve for h, we type this equation into our search engine and we get: h = 5
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