In certain situations, it is necessary to weigh the benefit of pursuing a certain goal against the

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In certain situations, it is necessary to weigh the benefit of pursuing a certain goal against the cost of achieving that goal. For instance, suppose that to remove x% of the pollution from an oil spill, it costs C thousands of dollars, where


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a. How much does it cost to remove 25% of the pollution? 50%?


b. Sketch the graph of the cost function.


c. What happens as x → 100? Is it possible to remove all the pollution?

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Calculus For Business, Economics And The Social And Life Sciences

ISBN: 9780073532387

11th Brief Edition

Authors: Laurence Hoffmann, Gerald Bradley, David Sobecki, Michael Price

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