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The Precision Machine Tool Manufacturing Company has the following total cost function: C=Q3 -8Q2 + 25Q Find the AC and MC functions and show that at the minimum point of AC, MC = AC.

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Chapter8: Cost Analysis

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function: C=Q³ -8Q2 + 25Q

Find the AC and MC functions and show that at the minimum point of AC, MC = AC.

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