The Year Y When Sales Were S Million Dollars for a Particular

question 13

Multiple Choice

The year y when sales were s million dollars for a particular electronics company can be modeled by the radical equation $y = 1.4 \sqrt { s - 2 } - 7$ , where $y = 1$ represents 2010 , and so on. Use the model to predict the sales for 2015 to the nearest tenth of a million.

• A) $89.2 million
• B) $87.2 million
• C) $90.2 million
• D) $88.2 million

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Costs that do not vary with the level of production or sales activities, such as rent, salaries, and insurance premiums.

Mixed Costs

Expenses that have both fixed and variable components, changing in total with the level of activity but not proportionally.

Fixed Costs

Fixed costs, including items like rent, salaries, and insurance, do not vary based on the amount of goods produced or sold.

Variable Costs

Expenditures that shift in direct relation with the amount of output or sales, including raw materials and direct labor costs.