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COST OF A COMMODITY A manufacturer obtained the following data relating the cost
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a. Plot the cost
b. Draw a straight line through the points
c. Derive an equation of the straight line of part
d. Taking this equation to be an approximation of the relationship between the cost and the level of production, estimate the cost of producing
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