Question

A company is deciding whether or not to hire a new worker. The company must pay the worker hourly and cover a daily cost for insurance. The cost to pay an hourly worker for one day is represented by the function y = 8x + 25, where x is hours.

What is the y-intercept, and what does it represent?

8; it represents the hourly wage for the worker

8; it represents the cost for insurance

25; it represents the cost for insurance

25; it represents the hourly wage for the worker

Answer 1

The answer is 25; it represents the cost for insurance

Explanation:

Answer 2

The answer is 25; it represents the hourly wage for the worker

y = 8x + 25

x is hours
y depends on x hours so y-intercept represent the hourly wage.

The y-intercept is y when x = 0:
y = 8x + 25
x = 0
____
y = 8 * 0 + 25
y = 0 + 25
y = 25