Suppose that the monthly cost, in dollars, of producing x chairs is C(x) = 0.001x° + 0.07x² + 16x + 700, and currently 50 chairs are produced monthly. a)What is the current monthly cost? b)What would be the additional cost of increasing production to 51 chairs monthly? c)What is the marginal cost when x= 50? d)Use the marginal cost to estimate the difference in cost between producing 50 and 52 chairs per month. e)Use the answer from part (d) to predict C(52). a) The current monthly cost is $ (Round to the nearest cent as needed.)

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### Monthly Cost Analysis of Chair Production

#### Problem Statement
Suppose that the monthly cost, in dollars, of producing \( x \) chairs is given by the function:
\[ C(x) = 0.001x^3 + 0.07x^2 + 16x + 700 \]
It is known that currently 50 chairs are being produced monthly.

#### Questions and Solutions

a) **What is the current monthly cost?**
   - Calculate \( C(50) \).

b) **What would be the additional cost of increasing production to 51 chairs monthly?**
   - Find \( C(51) - C(50) \).

c) **What is the marginal cost when \( x = 50 \)?**
   - Calculate \( C'(x) \) and evaluate it at \( x = 50 \).
   - The polynomial \( C(x) \) should be differentiated to find the marginal cost function \( C'(x) \).

d) **Use the marginal cost to estimate the difference in cost between producing 50 and 52 chairs per month.**
   - Utilize \( C'(50) \) to estimate \( C(52) - C(50) \).

e) **Use the answer from part (d) to predict \( C(52) \).**
   - Using the result of part (a), add the marginal cost estimations to find \( C(52) \).

#### Steps

a) The current monthly cost is $ ___.
   - (Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:### Monthly Cost Analysis of Chair Production #### Problem Statement Suppose that the monthly cost, in dollars, of producing \( x \) chairs is given by the function: \[ C(x) = 0.001x^3 + 0.07x^2 + 16x + 700 \] It is known that currently 50 chairs are being produced monthly. #### Questions and Solutions a) **What is the current monthly cost?** - Calculate \( C(50) \). b) **What would be the additional cost of increasing production to 51 chairs monthly?** - Find \( C(51) - C(50) \). c) **What is the marginal cost when \( x = 50 \)?** - Calculate \( C'(x) \) and evaluate it at \( x = 50 \). - The polynomial \( C(x) \) should be differentiated to find the marginal cost function \( C'(x) \). d) **Use the marginal cost to estimate the difference in cost between producing 50 and 52 chairs per month.** - Utilize \( C'(50) \) to estimate \( C(52) - C(50) \). e) **Use the answer from part (d) to predict \( C(52) \).** - Using the result of part (a), add the marginal cost estimations to find \( C(52) \). #### Steps a) The current monthly cost is $ ___. - (Round to the nearest cent as needed.)
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