A company that manufactures cell phones has been given a quarterly operating budget of $1,176,912.42. The company's quarterly op
erating cost consists of two costs: an overhead fixed cost and the manufacturing cost of each cell phone. The company knows that the overhead fixed cost per quarter is $247,638.00, and the cost to manufacture each cell phone is $55.14. If the company's quarterly operating costs cannot exceed the quarterly budget, then what is the maximum number of cell phones that they can manufacture during the quarter?
Answer: Yes, because the amount of money you save for every beverage bought is constant, and if you buy 0 beverages, you’ll save $0. That means it the situation is graphed, the line produced will be linear and crosses through the origin, which are the requirements for a proportional relationship.
