Assume that it costs a company approximately C(x) = 676,000 + 160x + 0.001x2 dollars to manufacture x units of a device

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Assume that it costs a company approximately C(x) = 676,000 + 160x + 0.001x2 dollars to manufacture x units of a device

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Assume that it costs a company approximately
C(x) = 676,000 +
160x +
0.001x2
dollars to manufacture x units of a device in
an hour at one of their manufacturing centers. How many devices
should be manufactured each hour to minimize average cost?
units
What is the resulting average cost of a device?
$
How does the average cost compare with the marginal cost at the
optimal production level? Find how much they differ.
$
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