The manager of a furniture factory finds that it costs $2200 to manufacture 100 chairs in one day and $4200 to produce 300 chairs in one day.

(a) Assuming that the relationship between cost C and the number of chairs produced x is linear, find an equation that expresses this relationship. Graph the equation.
(b) What is the slope of the line in part (a), and what does it represent?
(c) What is the y-intercept of this line, and what does it represent?

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The manager of a furniture factory finds that it costs $2200 to manufacture 100 chairs in one day and $4200 to produce 300 chairs in one day.

(a) Assuming that the relationship between cost C and the number of chairs produced x is linear, find an equation that expresses this relationship. Graph the equation.
(b) What is the slope of the line in part (a), and what does it represent?
(c) What is the y-intercept of this line, and what does it represent?

anonymous · Answer

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