SOLUTION: A factory can make 65 tennis rackets per day for a total daily cost of $6072. The factory could instead make 85 tennis rackets per day for a total daily cost of $7001. (a) Assum

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Question 1194478: A factory can make 65 tennis rackets per day for a total daily cost of $6072. The factory could instead make 85 tennis rackets per day for a total daily cost of $7001.
(a) Assuming that total daily cost and production are linearly related, find the total daily cost of producing x tennis rackets.

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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make these ordered pairs (62, 6072) and (85, 7001)
Slope is 929/20=46.45
point-slope formula y-y1=m(x-x1) where m slope and (x1, y1) a point
y-7001=46.45(x-85)=46.45x-3948.25
y=46.45x+3052.75