OpenStax, Precalculus 2e §12.4 Derivatives · Example 6 · Algebra · Expressions

Finding a Marginal Cost

The cost in dollars of producing $x$ laptop computers in dollars is $f (x) = x^{2} - 100 x .$ At the point where 200 computers have been produced, what is the approximate cost of producing the 201^st unit?

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OpenStax, Precalculus 2e · §12.4 Derivatives · Example 6

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