Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 1 - Section 1.2 - Basics of Functions and Their Graphs - Exercise Set - Page 179: 105

Answer

The cost function is $C\left( x \right)=100,000+100x$ and $C\left( 90 \right)=\$109,000$, which means that it costs $\$109,000$ to produce 90 bicycles.

Work Step by Step

Since the number of bicycles produced is represented by x, the total variable cost is given as, $100\times x=\$100x$ Now it is given that total cost is the sum of a fixed cost and a total variable cost, that is $\begin{align} & C\left( x \right)=\text{fixed cost+total variable cost} \\ & =100,000+100x \end{align}$ Thus, the cost function is given as, $C\left( x \right)=100,000+100x$ Substitute the value of $x=90$ in the cost function to determine $C\left( 90 \right)$ , $\begin{align} & C\left( 90 \right)=100,000+100\times 90 \\ & =100,000+9000 \\ & =\$109,000\end{align}$ This means that it costs $\$109,000$ to produce 90 bicycles.
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