A telephone company charges Rs. 0.05 per minute for local calls and Rs. 0.12 per minute for long distance calls. Which expression gives the total cost in rupees for "x" minutes of local calls and "y" minutes a long distance calls?

• A.  \[0.05\text{ }x\text{ }+\text{ }0.12y~\]  
• B.  \[0.05x\text{ }-\text{ }0.12y\]
• C.  \[0.17(x+y)\]  
• D.  \[0.17\text{ }xy\]