) The cost C in dollars of manufacturing x bicycles at Nell's Production Plant is given by the equation                                                   C=2x^2-800x+92,000 a. Find the number of bicycles that must be manufactured to minimize the cost. b. Find the minimum cost.

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1) The cost C in dollars of manufacturing x bicycles at Nell's Production Plant is given by the equation

                                                  C=2x^2-800x+92,000

a. Find the number of bicycles that must be manufactured to minimize the cost.

b. Find the minimum cost.

 

2) The cost C, in dollars, of operating a certain concrete cutting machine is related to the number of minutes, t, the machine is run by the equation

                                                                     C-2.2t^2-66t+655

a. For what number of minutes is the cost of running the machine a minimum?

b. What is the minimum cost?

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