Company A rents copiers for a monthly charge of $200 plus 8 cents per copy. Company B rents copiers for a monthly charge of $400 plus 4 cents per copy. What is the number of copies above which Company A's charges are the higher of the two?
a. 5100 copies b. 2500 copies c. 5000 copies d. 10,000 copies
2006-10-13 15:02:20 · 3 answers · asked by Cf Precious 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The equations are:
for A) $200+$.08X
for B)$400 + $.04X
put in all the answer choices in both Xs, see which is correct.
2006-10-13 15:06:00 · answer #1 · answered by greenwhitecollege 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For company A, it is $200 + $.08x
For company B, it is $400 + $.04x
So simply solve.
For a, company a:5100x$.08= $410+$200= $610
For a, company b:5100x$.04=$205+$400= $605
Company A costs more money after the 5100 mark but since 5000 copies is pretty close, lets try that.
For c, company a:5000x$.08=$400+200=$600
For c, company b:5000x$.04=$200+400=$600
Wow. For c, it is the same. So actually after the 5000 mark it costs more. Therefore, your answer should be: A or C.
DON"T READ HINT UNLESS YOUR IQ:0
hint: A
2006-10-13 15:09:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
$200+$.08m=$400 + $.04m
m=no.of copies
Answer: C
2006-10-13 15:24:28 · answer #3 · answered by dondon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋