Suppose that the total cost function, in dollars, for the production of x units of a product is given by the equation shown below. C(x) = 14,440 + 50x + 0.4x2 Then the average cost of producing x items is represented by the following equation. C(x) =  total cost x =  14,440 x + 50 + 0.4x

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Suppose that the total cost function, in dollars, for the production of x units of a product is given by the equation shown below.

C(x) = 14,440 + 50x + 0.4x2

Then the average cost of producing x items is represented by the following equation.

C(x) = 
total cost
x
 = 
14,440
x
 + 50 + 0.4x
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