A truck driver operates a delivery service in a southern city. His start-up costs amounted to $2600. He estimates that it costs

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A truck driver operates a delivery service in a southern city. His start-up costs amounted to $2600. He estimates that it costs him (in terms of gasoline, wear and tear on his truck, etc.) $5.00 per delivery. He charges $7.50
per delivery. Let x represent the number of deliveries he makes.
(a) Express the cost C as a function of x.
(b) Express the revenue R as a function of x.
(c) Determine analytically the value of x for which revenue equals cost.
(d) Graph y₁ = C(x) and y₂ = R(x) on the same xy-axes and interpret the graphs.
(a) C(x) =

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