Question

Timely Transport provides local delivery service for a number of downtown and suburban businesses. Delivery charges are based on distance and weight involved for each delivery: 30 cents per pound and 25 cents per mile. Also, there is a $35 handling fee per parcel.

a. Develop an expression that summarizes delivery charges. (Enter your answers as dollar amounts to 2 decimal places (x1 = weight, x2 = distance). Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

y = $_____  x₁ + $____  x₂ + $______

b. Determine the delivery charge for transporting a 45-pound parcel 25 miles. (Do not round your intermediate calculation. Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

y = $ _______

Answer 1

Given, delivery charge is given by

1. Distance -> 25 cents per mile

2. Weight -> 30 cents per pound

Also, there is a $35 handling fee per parcel

a. Therefore, if is the weight in pounds and is the distance in miles, then,

b. For a 45 pounds parcel, traveling 25 miles

Therefore,

So,