The cost of having a plumber spend h hours at your house if the plumber charges $60 for coming to the house and $70 per hour labor:
We have a fixed cost of $60 plus the variable cost of $70h. We add both for our total cost C(h):
C(h) = $70h + 60
We have a fixed cost of $60 plus the variable cost of $70h. We add both for our total cost C(h):
C(h) = $70h + 60