Q2 (i) The price p,in dollars,of a certain commodity and the quantity x sold obey the demand equation p = −1 5x + 200 where 0 ≤ x ≤ 1000 Suppose that the cost C,in dollars,of producing x units is C = √x 10+ 400 Assuming that all items produced are sold,find the cost C as a function of the price p.
Q2 (i) The price p,in dollars,of a certain commodity and the quantity x sold obey the demand equation p = −1 5x + 200 where 0 ≤ x ≤ 1000 Suppose that the cost C,in dollars,of producing x units is C = √x 10+ 400 Assuming that all items produced are sold,find the cost C as a function of the price p.
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(i) The price p,in dollars,of a certain commodity and the quantity x sold obey the demand
equation p = −
1 5
x + 200 where 0 ≤ x ≤ 1000
Suppose that the cost C,in dollars,of producing x units is C =
√x 10
+ 400 Assuming that all items produced are sold,find the cost C as a function of the price p.
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