Central Road runs from Rolling Meadows (RM) to Arlington Heights (AH), a distance of 10 miles. It is lined with suburban homes on identical lots. Homeowners either cut their own grass weekly (implicit + explicit cost = $60) or pay someone else to do it. In 2012, Mow-Town is the only local yard service. It is located in RM and charges $40/lawn plus a travel distance surcharge of $4/mile. A homeowner 3 miles from RM thus pays $52.
17. Write the equation for Mow-Town’s delivered price along Central
Road using "d" to represent distance from Rolling Meadows. Pd = _________________
18. Plot and label its Central Road delivered price line in Figure C.
19. What is the length of its 2012 Central Road market "area"? ______________________
20. Using Figure C, explain how you arrived at your previous answer. ____________________