The Sugar Sweet Company is going to transport its sugar to market. It will cost $4,500 to rent trucks, and it will cost an additional $150 for each ton of sugar transported.

Question

Let C

 represent the total cost (in dollars), and let S

 represent the amount of sugar (in tons) transported. Write an equation relating C

 to S

, and then graph your equation using the axes below. 

Answer 1

The fixed cost is $4500 since that's the cost to rent the trucks regardless of how much sugar is shipped.

The variable cost is $150 for each ton.

The total cost would be

C = 4500 + 150S