Question

A company is paying a local television station to run its commercials. The cost for running commercials is a one-time campaign fee and also a per-second fee for the air time of each commercial. The cost can be modeled by the equation y = 500 + 50x, where x is seconds. What is the y-intercept, and what does it represent? (1 point) 50; it represents the per-second fee of air time 500; it represents the one-time campaign fee 500; it represents the per-second fee of air time 50; it represents the one-time campaign fee

Answer 1

It represents the one-time campaign fee 500.

Explanation:

A company is paying a local television station to run its commercials. The cost of running commercials is a one-time campaign fee and also a per-second fee for the air time of each commercial. The cost can be modeled by the equation y = 500 + 50x, where x is seconds.

The equation is in the slope-intercept form and the y-intercept is 500.

Now, it represents the one-time campaign fee 500. (Answer)