13.6_6 Can you please help with a step by step guide? Thank you very much in advance. A manufacturer has an order for 7000 units of fine paper that can be produced at two locations. Let x1 and x2 be the numbers of units produced at the two locations. The cost function is modeled by C = 0.2x12 + 25x1 + 0.05x22 + 12x2. Find the number of units that should be produced at each location to minimize the cost. x1  = ? units   x2  = ? units

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13.6_6 Can you please help with a step by step guide? Thank you very much in advance.

A manufacturer has an order for 7000 units of fine paper that can be produced at two locations. Let x1 and x2 be the numbers of units produced at the two locations. The cost function is modeled by

C = 0.2x12 + 25x1 + 0.05x22 + 12x2.

Find the number of units that should be produced at each location to minimize the cost.

x1  = ? units

 

x2  = ? units
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