Metro Media Cable is asked to provide service to a customer whose house is located 2 miles from the road along which the cable is buried. The nearest connection box for the cable is located 5 miles down the road
If the installation cost is $100 per mile along the road and $140 per mile off the road, express the total cost C of installation as a function of the distance x (in miles) from the connection box to the point where the cable installation turns off the road.
A. Compute the cost if x = 1 mile(s).
B. Compute the cost if x = 3 miles