document.write( "Question 629708: The Sugar Sweet Company is going to transport its sugar to market. It will cost $2800 to rent trucks, and it will cost an additional $100 for each ton of sugar transported.\r
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The Sugar Sweet Company is going to transport its sugar to market. It will cost $2800 to rent trucks, and it will cost an additional $100 for each ton of sugar transported.
\n" ); document.write( "Let C represent the total cost (in dollars), and let S represent the amount of sugar (in tons) transported. Write an equation relating C to S, and graph your equation.
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\n" ); document.write( "To solve this problem you can think of a standard form of equation for straight line:
\n" ); document.write( "y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept.
\n" ); document.write( "For given problem:
\n" ); document.write( "x=amt of sugar in tons=S
\n" ); document.write( "m=$100/ton
\n" ); document.write( "b=$2800 initial fixed cost
\n" ); document.write( "y=total cost=C
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\n" ); document.write( "C=100S+2800
\n" ); document.write( "see graph below:
\n" ); document.write( "sorry, I don't have the means to draw a better graph, but at least you can see the y-intercept at $2800 and the gradual increase in total cost as the tonnage increases.
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