Determine the optimum plant size for this industry.

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Chapter4: Linear Programming Models
Section4.8: Data Envelopment Analysis (dea)
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The industry for in which Formidable Manufacturing Company operates classifies its members
by the following output:
Size             Micro      Small          Medium      Large
Output (Q): 0-1000  1000-3000  3000-6000   >6000
In the long run, the AVC for this industry is given by:

AVC = 0.4Q^2 − 3Q + 15.
Determine the optimum plant size for this industry.

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