The total cost of production, in thousands of dollars, is C(q) = q 3 12q 2

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The total cost of production, in thousands of dollars, is C(q) = q3 − 12q2 + 60q, where q is in thousands and 0 ≤ q ≤ 8.
(a) Graph C(q). Estimate visually the quantity at which average cost is minimized.
(b) Determine analytically the exact value of q at which average cost is minimized.

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Applied Calculus

ISBN: 9781119275565

6th Edition

Authors: Deborah Hughes Hallett, Patti Frazer Lock, Andrew M. Gleason, Daniel E. Flath, Sheldon P. Gordon, David O. Lomen, David Lovelock, William G. McCallum, Brad G. Osgood, Andrew Pasquale

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