A landscape company is hired to plant trees in three new subdivisions. The company charges the developer for each tree planted, an hourly rate to plant the trees, and a fixed delivery charge. In one subdivision it took \( 166 \) labor hours to plant \( 250 \) trees for a cost of \( \$ 7520 \) . In a second subdivision it took \( 124 \) labor hours to plant \( 200 \) trees for a cost of \( \$ 5945 \) . In the final subdivision it took \( 200 \) labor hours to plant \( 300 \) trees for a cost of \( \$ 8985 \) . Determine the cost for each tree, the hourly labor charge, and the fixed delivery charge.
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Answer
the cost of each tree: \(x = \$19.95\)
the hourly labor cost: \(y = \$13.75\)
delivery cost: \(C = \$250\)