Question

The Chewy Candy Company is test marketing a new candy bar in Seoul and Manila.

Answer 1

The first month in which the board will see the cumulative total number of candy bars sold in Manila exceeded the cumulative total in Seoul is of:

3rd month.

What are linear functions?

The slope-intercept definition of a linear function is presented as follows:

y = mx + b.

In which the coefficients are defined as follows:

• m is the slope, representing the rate of change.

• b is the y-intercept, representing the initial value.

For the functions in this problem, the slope and the intercept are given as follows:

• Slope: Monthly increase.

• Intercept: amount sold by the end of the first month.

Taking the end of the first month as a parameter, the functions are defined as follows:

• Seoul: S(m) = 40 + 60(m - 1).

• Manila: M(m) = 20 + 80(m - 1).

Then Manila exceeds Seoul when:

M(m) > S(m)

20 + 80m - 80 > 40 + 60m - 60

20m > 40

m > 2.

2.1 for example is in the 3rd month, hence the 3rd month is the correct answer.

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