Question

The cost for a company to produce a part for d days is represented by the function f(d)=275d+12,950 what does the value 12,950 represent in this situation?

A.) Each day the total cost increases by $12,950

B.) The initial cost is $12,950

C.) Each day the total cost decreases by $12,950

D.) The total cost to produce a part for d days is $12,950

Answer 1

B.) The initial cost is $12,950

Explanation:

Given that:

`f(d)=275d+12,950`

is the function to represent the cost for a company for the production of a part for
`d` number of days.

To find:

What does the value 12,950 represent in the above cost function.

Solution:

The given function contains two parts:

1. One part is multiple of
`d` and

2. Second part is a constant.

Here,
`d` is the number of days.

As
`d` changes, the value also changes but the constant part remains the same.

Therefore, we can conclude that the initial cost for the company is $12,950.

The answer is:

B.) The initial cost is $12,950