RELATING CONCEPTS For Individual or Group Work (Exercises 105-108)

A manufacturer has fixed costs of $1000 to produce gizmos. Each gizmo costs $5 to

make. The fixed cost to produce gadgets is $750, and each gadget costs $3 to make.

Work Exercises 105-108 in order.

105. Write an expression for the cost to make x gizmos. (Hint: The cost will be the sum

of the fixed cost and the cost per item times the number of items.)

106. Write an expression for the cost to make y gadgets.

107. Write an expression for the total cost to make x gizmos and y gadgets.

108. Simplify the expression from Exercise 107.