(a)
\Write the linear equation that relates the amount spent on advertising to the number
of boxes the company aims to sell.
Line equation in slope-intercept form is ,where
is slope and
is
-intercept.
Advertising expenditure of the company -
boxes sold.
Advertising expenditure of the company -
boxes sold.
Use the coordinates to find the slope of the linear equation.
Formula for slope is .
.
Find the -intercept by substituting
in
.
.
Then the equation is .
The linear equation is .
(b)
\Advertising expenditure of the company when sell boxes.
Substitute in
.
needed to sell
boxes
(c)
\Slope is .
Each additional box requires an additional in advertising.
(a) The linear equation is .
(b) needed to sell
boxes.
(c) Each additional box requires an additional in advertising.