Mathematical Applications for the Management, Life, and Social Sciences

12th Edition

ISBN: 9781337625340

Author: Ronald J. Harshbarger, James J. Reynolds

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Chapter 12.4, Problem 12E

In Problems 1-12, cost, revenue, and profit are in dollars and x is the number of units.

The average cost of a product changes at the rate

C ' ¯ ( x ) − 10 x 2 + 1 10 and the average cost of 10 units is $20. (a) Find the average cost function.

(b) Find the average cost of 20 units.

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In Problems 1-12, cost, revenue, and profit are in dollars and x is the number of units. The average cost of a product changes at the rate C ' ¯ ( x ) − 10 x 2 + 1 10 and the average cost of 10 units is $20. (a) Find the average cost function. (b) Find the average cost of 20 units.

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