Daniel owns a business consulting service. for each consultation, he charges $95 plus $70 per hour of work. a linear equation that expresses the total amount of money daniel earns per consultation is y=70x+95. what are the independent and dependent variables? what is the y-intercept and the slope?

select the correct answer below:

a: the independent variable (x) is the amount, in dollars, daniel earns for a consultation. the dependent variable (y) is the amount of time daniel consults.

daniel charges a one-time fee of $95 (this is when x=0), so the y-intercept is 95. daniel earns $70 for each hour he works, so the slope is 70.

b: the independent variable (x) is the amount of time daniel consults. the dependent variable (y) is the amount, in dollars, daniel earns for a consultation.

daniel charges a one-time fee of $95 (this is when x=0), so the y-intercept is 95. daniel earns $70 for each hour he works, so the slope is 70.

c: the independent variable (x) is the amount, in dollars, daniel earns for a consultation. the dependent variable (y) is the amount of time daniel consults.

daniel charges a one-time fee of $70 (this is when x=0), so the y-intercept is 70. daniel earns $95 for each hour he works, so the slope is 95.