Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 11 - Section 11.2 - A First Application: Marginal Analysis - Exercises - Page 806: 8c

Answer

A

Work Step by Step

A vaertical line at $x=150$ touches the graph of the cost function at $C\approx4,400$ An increase at a rate of 1 dollar per item would gives us approximately a cost of 4,450 dollars for $x=200$ We must assume that the cost is increasing at a rate of about 40 dollars per item.
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