Advanced Engineering Mathematics
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Author: Erwin Kreyszig
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Assume it costs Microsoft $4,300 to manufacture 5 Xbox 360s and $6,850 to manufacture 10. Obtain the corresponding linear cost function.
C(x) =
What was the cost (in dollars) to manufacture each additional Xbox?
$
Use the cost function to estimate the cost of manufacturing 50 Xboxes (in dollars).
$
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