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7 October, 23:43

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?

A. 500; it represents the per-second fee of air time

B. 500; it represents the one-time campaign fee

C. 50; it represents the per-second fee of air time

D. 50; it represents the one-time campaign fee

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  1. 8 October, 01:16
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    The y-intercept is the value of y when x is equal to zero. From the equation,

    y = 500 + 50x

    the y-intercept is calculated by:

    y = 500 + 50 (0) = 500

    Therefore, the correct answer is option B. The y-intercept is 500; it represents the one-time campaign fee.
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