Catering company A charges $400 for the 2 hour party and $596 for the 5 hour party. Catering company B charges $373 for two hour party and $640 for a 5 hour party.
A) For every company find out linear function for cost C of hiring company as the function of number of hours X party lasts.
B) For company A, indicate slope, units of slope , and practical meaning of slope in context of the situation.
C) For company A, indicate the vertical intercept, units of vertical intercept, and practical meaning of vertical intercept in context of this case.
D) Graph both functions on same set of axes for 0 <= X <= 6.
E) Use graph to find when two costs would be same. Which company is less expensive if party lasts five hours.