3 A fashion designer checks the price of a certain fabric. Manufacturer A charges $7.50 per yard. The graph shows the price that Manufacturer B charges. a. What is the initial value of each function? b. How much does 400 yd of fabric cost at each manufacturer? How much does 800 yd of fabric cost at each manufacturer? c. What can you conclude about the two functions? Explain. d. Manufacturer C offers the fabric for $5.50/yd but you have to buy at least 500 yd. What should the designer do if she needs 400 yd? Explain.
Answer: Price of 400 yd of fabric from Manufacturer A is = $7.50 X 400= $3,000. From given graph, we can observe that the charge for 800 yards of fabric is = $6,000
