Finding X and Y Intercepts in Real-World Scenarios

A car rental company charges a flat fee of $50 plus $20 for each day the car is rented. What is the y-intercept of the cost function?

• 50

• $100

• $70

• $20

A gardener is planting flowers in a rectangular garden. The area of the garden is represented by the equation A = 2x + 3y. What are the x-intercepts and y-intercepts of this equation?

• x-intercept: (2, 0), y-intercept: (0, 3)

• x-intercept: (1, 0), y-intercept: (0, 2)

• x-intercept: (0, 0), y-intercept: (0, 0)

• x-intercept: (0, 1), y-intercept: (3, 0)

A local bakery sells cupcakes for $3 each. If the bakery has a fixed cost of $150, what is the x-intercept of the revenue function?

• 50

• 100

• 25

• 75

A swimming pool is being filled with water at a rate of 5 gallons per minute. If the pool starts empty, what is the y-intercept of the volume function?

• 10

• 0

• 5

• -5

A school is planning a fundraiser. They will earn $10 for each ticket sold, and they have a fixed cost of $200. What is the x-intercept of the profit function?

• 15

• 25

• 30

• 20

A bike rental shop charges a one-time fee of $15 plus $5 for each hour of rental. What is the y-intercept of the total cost function?

• 10

• 25

• 15

• 20

A farmer sells apples for $2 each and has fixed costs of $100. What is the x-intercept of the profit equation?

• 75

• 50

• 25

• 100

A concert venue has a seating capacity of 500. If tickets are sold for $20 each, what is the y-intercept of the revenue function?

• 100

• 500

• 20

• 0

A company produces t-shirts at a cost of $10 each and has a fixed cost of $300. What are the x-intercepts and y-intercepts of the cost function?

• x-intercept: 0, y-intercept: 10

• x-intercept: -10, y-intercept: 300

• x-intercept: -20, y-intercept: 150

• x-intercept: -30, y-intercept: 300

A pizza shop sells pizzas for $15 each and has a fixed cost of $50. What is the x-intercept of the revenue function?

• 15/2

• 20

• 5

• 10/3