Solve the problem.A local phone company charges a connection fee of $1.57 plus $0.56 per minute for each phone call. If we let x represent the number of minutes spent on the phone, the equation that gives the cost (y) of each phone call can be represented by   Find the y-intercept of this equation, and explain what it signifies.

A. (0, 1.57); The charge per minute for each phone call.
B. (0, 1.57); The connection fee for each phone call.
C. (0, 0.56); The connection fee for each phone call.
D. (0, 0.56); The charge per minute for each phone call.


Answer: B

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