Question

The Johnson family is going to build a new home. They need to have working drawings of their house plans created by a design firm. They will choose between Rock the House Digital Designs and Elegant Home Architects. Rock the House Digital Designs charges $500.00 for the initial consultation with the Johnson family, plus $50.00 for every additional hour of work for the house plans. Elegant Home Architects charge $75.00 per hour for the house plans. Let ℎ represent the number of hours for which the Johnson family hires the design firm. Which of the following statements are true? Select all that apply.

Answer 1

Answer:

Statements B, D, E are TRUE

Step-by-step explanation:

A. The expression 50ℎ represents the total charge for Rock the House Digital Designs.

NOT TRUE

The expression 500 + 50h represent total charge for Rock the house digital design

B. The expression 75ℎ represents the total charge for Elegance Home Architects.

TRUE

Elegance Home Architects

75h

C. The cost for using Rock the House Digital Designs for an initial consultation only is $550.

NOT TRUE

The cost for using Rock the House Digital Designs for an initial consultation only is $500

D. If the Johnson family hires the design firm for 15 hours, then Elegance Home Architects will be cheaper.

TRUE

Rock the house digital designs

$500 + $50h

= 500 + 50(15)

= 500 + 750

=$1,250

Elegant home architect

$75h

= 75(15)

= $1,125

Elegant home architect is cheaper

E. If the Johnson family hires the design firm for 40 hours, then Rock the House Digital Designs will be cheaper.

TRUE

Rock the house digital designs

$500 + $50h

= 500 + 50(40)

= 500 + 2,000

= $2,500

Elegant home architect

$75h

= 75(40)

= $3,000

Rock the House Digital Designs will be cheaper.