The Flip-Flop-Alot Company makes and sells flip-flops. They have one linear function that represents the cost of producing flip-flops and another linear function that models how much income they get from those flip-flops. Describe the key features that would determine if these linear functions ever intersected.

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The Flip-Flop-Alot Company makes and sells flip-flops. They have one linear function that represents the cost of producing flip-flops and another linear function that models how much income they get from those flip-flops. Describe the key features that would determine if these linear functions ever intersected. 

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anonymous · Answer

The only way they would intersect is if they are producing more than they are selling.

anonymous · Answer

Ok this is what I think, The two linear functions would intercept ONLY if their slopes were not the same

anonymous · Answer

True but. could you answer the question in your own words please so I can a example please @or12

anonymous · Answer

Thanks everyone on their output towards answering this question

anonymous · Answer

No problem.

anonymous · Answer

Can anyone actually answer this problem in words

anonymous · Answer

If the cost of producing flip-flops exceeds the amount of profit the company brings in, the linear equations will intersect.

anonymous · Answer

U have 2 linear functions. That means they graph as 2 straight lines. Think about the equations for straight lines. What is be true about the equations for the lines not to intersect each other?

anonymous · Answer

Ohhh I get now thanks everyone for the great responses

anonymous · Answer

Yep np :)

anonymous · Answer

Basically in like a short sentence, the linear equations can not be parallel if they will ever intersect.

aum · Answer

The answer depends on whether this is a question in economics or in math.

aum · Answer

In economics, the point where the cost curve and the revenue curve intersects is called the Break-Even Point.  Until that point is reached the company loses money.  Past that point the company starts to make profit.

anonymous · Answer

This just math @aum but, thanks for the other important info

aum · Answer

Two straight lines that are NOT parallel will always intersect.

anonymous · Answer

Describe the key features that would determine if these linear functions ever intersected. What about this part of the question?????

aum · Answer

The slope of the income line should be steeper than that of the cost line or vice-versa?

anonymous · Answer

Wait what how does that suppose to answer the question; Describe the key features that would determine if these linear functions ever intersected. @aum

aum · Answer

It is just another way of saying the straight lines will intersect if they are not parallel (that is, have the same slope).  So by making one line steeper than the other I am saying they have different slopes.  Don't know how else to answer this question or what they are expecting.