A firm manufactures a commodity at two different factories. The total cost of manufacturing depends on the

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A firm manufactures a commodity at two different factories. The total cost of manufacturing depends on the quantities, q1 and q2, supplied by each factory, and is expressed by the joint cost function,

C = f(q1, q2) = 2q21 + q1q2 + q22 + 500.

The company’s objective is to produce 200 units, while minimizing production costs. How many units should be supplied by each factory?

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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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