The x-axis on a graph represents the number of identical items purchased. the y-axis represents the total cost in dollars. what does the slope of the graph represent? the unit cost per item the number of items per dollar the total cost for all the items the total number of items bought

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2022-12-20

The x-axis on a graph represents the number of identical items purchased. the y-axis represents the total cost in dollars. what does the slope of the graph represent?
the unit cost per item
the number of items per dollar
the total cost for all the items
the total number of items bought

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Joanna Vang

Joanna Vang

Beginner2022-12-21Added 7 answers

You can learn what the slope means from the graph's description.The slope is the (change in) y-value (cost) per (change in) x-value (item), thus is cost per item.
The average cost for that many items is given by the slope of the line from the origin to the point. The slope of a tangent line at a point on the curve is the marginal cost for that number of items.
When the curve is linear and goes through the origin, the slope is the same everywhere and is the cost per item. (It is also the average cost and the marginal cost, where that is of interest.)

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