mE (CPTER 1 LUNAR EQUATIONS AD FANCTIONS 6 C(120) = 6.71 + 0.7376(120) = 95.222 $95.2. ‘ wy if be customer Uses 200 thems, the charge is detemmined from the second pice (ice 200 > 160) tbe C(200) = 15.926 + 0.6800(200) = 151.925 oF 5151.93. a 4) Now if the charge is $355.93, the customer must have used more than 160 thems. (Remember the cost ofthe fist 160 therms was determined to be 124.726.) | so from the second piece of the cost function, we have 355.93 = 15.926 + 0.6800. 355.93 - 15.926 1 = Tae = 800.0088, which means that’ 00 thermis were used. Before leaving this example, let's take a closer look at (b). In (b), the total ‘charge for the 120 therms used was determined to be $95.22-resulting from a ‘aslome charge of $6.71 end a $0.7376 charge per therm wed. On the other hand, * the average charge per therm used is $95.22 120 thers = 90.7935. Exercise. Whats tie average charge per therm in pat (cof he preceding example? ders; 0.15068. * e ‘Boston Edison Corpanychares its customers according to ther wage of One rate it charges a of user is as follows: a basic monthly charge of $3.3, 3.380 cents pe kilowat hour (ew) ft the fs 350 wh, and 5.634 : eats pet kwh for any Kw in excess of 350. a) Determines cost function apd daw its graph. by What are the total and average charges for using 200 kwh? 9) What are the total and average charges for using 400 kwh?) How many kwh ‘Sore used if the total charge is $51.80? ‘asver: aque { 335+ 00mm 0545390 Ase + osu = he $10.11; $.05055. c) $1.00; $2.45. 3) 1,000 Fu, ————-