Question

Jacob checks the prices of a third store, Tech Bros. He buys nine 16-inch laptops from

Technology Central. Within the budget of $7,000, he plans purchase as many 12-inch laptops from
Tech Bros as possible.
Jacob writes the function () = $ 230.00 + 200, where is the number of 12-inch laptops, and (
) is the amount of money available to spend at Tech Bros, to determine the cost of purchasing the
remaining 12-inch laptops from Tech Bros.
Which description does 230.00 represent in Jacob's function? Select all that apply.

Answer 1

The $230.00 in Jacob's function represents a fixed cost that is associated with the purchase of the laptops from Tech Bros, which is separate from the individual cost of each laptop. The fixed cost is added to the $200 per laptop to calculate the total cost.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jacob has created a function f(x) = $230.00 + 200x, where x represents the number of 12-inch laptops he wants to purchase from Tech Bros, and f(x) is the total amount of money required to do so. In this function, the number $230.00 represents the fixed cost or the minimum amount of money that must be spent irrespective of the number of laptops purchased. This could be due to a service charge, a delivery fee, or some other fixed cost associated with the purchasing process. It is not associated with the individual cost of the laptops, which is represented by the $200 multiplied by the variable x.

To determine the maximum number of 12-inch laptops Jacob can purchase within his $7,000 budget after purchasing from Technology Central, he would use the function by setting f(x) equal to his remaining budget and then solving for x. The variable x would then tell him the maximum number of laptops he could afford from Tech Bros.