A Local Phone Company Charges a Connection Fee Of $\$ 1.51$

Multiple Choice

A local phone company charges a connection fee of $\$ 1.51$ plus $\$ 0.41$ per minute for each phone call. If we let $\mathrm{x}$ represent the number of minutes spent on the phone, the equation that gives the cost (y) of each phone call can be represented by $y=0.41 x+1.51$ . Find the $y$ - intercept of this equation, and explain what it signifies.

A) $(0,0.41)$ ; The connection fee for each phone call.
B) $(0,0.41)$ ; The charge per minute for each phone call.
C) $(0,1.51)$ ; The connection fee for each phone call.
D) $(0,1.51)$ ; The charge per minute for each phone call.