Question

Suppose C(x)= x^2−13x+74 for 0 ≤ x ≤25 represents the marginal cost in hundreds of dollars to produce an additional x thousand pens. Find how many additional thousand pens can be produced with marginal cost of no more than $5,200. Write the largest interval containing all possible answers

Answer 1

Answer: 78.39 thousand, (78,390)

Explanation:

Using the quadratic formula with this gives us two answers, 78.39 and -65.39. Since a negative answer doesnt make sense in this context, we will go with 78.39 thousand pens, (78,390 pens). The limit on x however doesn't seem to make sense as it says x </= 25 and x>/= 0. The only two answers are both above and below this limit.