It costs a coat manufacturer $8750 to make 125 coats and it costs $6500 to make 80 coats. Each coat is sold for $250.
a. How much is the marginal cost? Round to two decimal places if rounding is necessary. Do not enter a fraction. There is a $ sign next to the answer box, so do not type a $ sign in your answer. Only type a number (do not type any units on your answer).
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b. What is the slope of the Profit function, P(x)? Round to two decimal places if rounding is necessary. Do not enter a fraction. There is a $ sign next to the answer box, so do not type a $ sign in your answer. Only type a number (do not type any units on your answer).
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c. How many coats must be sold in order to break even? Round to the nearest whole number if rounding is necessary. Do not enter a fraction. Only type a whole number (do not type any units on your answer).
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