SOLUTION: a company makes and sells flags wtih various seasonal themes. it costs $12 to manufacture each flag , and there is a set-up cost of $200 for a new design. the company sells the fl

Question 78789: a company makes and sells flags wtih various seasonal themes. it costs $12 to manufacture each flag , and there is a set-up cost of $200 for a new design. the company sells the flags to home improvement stores for $20 per flag.

write an equation for the production cost in dollars in terms of the number of flags produces. be sure to describe what you variables represent.

Answer by mathdoc314(58) (Show Source):
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Production costs are how much it costs to produce the flag
That is a set up cost of $200 for each design
We do not know how many designs, so let it be a variable D
There is a manufacturing cost of $12 for each flag
We do not know how many flags, so let it be a variable F
It looks to me like the production cost is then 200 D + 12 F
If you want to be completely honest and truthful you put in the amount sold!
It would -$20 when they sell a flag. Because if you sell a flag
and get $20 it is the OPPOSITE of being sold a flag and paying
$20. Let that be -$20 * S if you want
The holistic answer is 200D + 12 F - 20 S but I doubt that is the answer that your teacher is looking for. He probably does not want the sales amount to be thrown in with the production cost amount. I am just putting this in to be instructive. Hope this helps!