1. The telecommunication company charges a fee of P65.

00 per month for the first 100

message units and an additional fee of P6.00 for each of the next 100 messages. A reduced
rate of P5.00 is charged for each message unit after the first 200 units.
a. Express the monthly charge P(x) as a function of the number of message units (x).
b. Using the function, how much are you going to pay if you sent a total of 215 message units?

SOLUTION
a. P(x) = 65 , 0 < x ≤ 100
65 + 6 (x – 100) , 100 < x ≤ 200
665 + 5 (x – 200) , x > 200

b. P(215) = 665 + 5 (215-200)

665 + 5 (15)
= 740
2. A tour operator who runs charter bus from Tagbilaran City Port Area to Chocolate Hills in
Bohol Province has established the following pricing schedule. For a group of no more than
100 people, the round-trip fare per person is 500, with a minimum rental of P50,000 .00 for
the bus. For a group of more than 100, the fare per person for all passengers is reduced by
P10.00 for each passenger in excess of 100.
a. Write a function to represent the scenario.
b. Use the function to determine the revenue of the tour operator if the number of passengers
is 112.

SOLUTION
a. f(x) = 50,000 ; 0 < x ≤ 100
50,000 + 490 (x-100), x > 100

b. f(112) = 50,000 + 490 (x – 100)

50,000 + 490 (112 – 100)
= 55,880
 3. The wholesale shirt company charges you P100.00 per shirt for the first 75 t-shirts. After the first
75 shirts you purchase up to 150 shirts, the company will lower its price to P90.00 per shirt.
After you purchase 150 shirts, the price will decrease by P5.00 per shirt.
a. Write a function that models this situation.
b. How much will you pay if you purchase a total of 500 shirts.

SOLUTION
a. f(x) = 100x ; 1 ≤ x ≤ 75
7,500 + 90 (x – 75) , 75 < x ≤ 150
14,250 + 85 (x – 150) , x > 150

b. f(500) = 14,250 + 85 (500 – 150)

14,250 + 85 (350)
= 44,000

4. Your cellphone plan costs P499.00 per month and gives you unlimited call, and 500 text
messages per month and no data plan. After 500 text messages, it costs P1.00 per text you send.
a. Write a function that models this situation.
b. How much will you pay if you consume 750 text messages?

SOLUTION
a. f(m) = 499m ; 0 ≤ x ≤ 500
499 + 1 (m – 500) , m > 500

b. P(750) = 499 +1 (750 – 500)

500 (250)
= 749