(vi) Suppose that capital expenditure varies with time in such a way that t months from now there will be K(t) thousand dollars of capital expenditure, whereK(t) = 2t4 + 3t + 149                                                                                                 t + 2 (a) What will be the capital expenditure 3 months from now? How many units will be produced at this time? (b) At what rate will production be changing with respect to time 5 months from now? Will production be increasing or decreasing at this time?

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Suppose that capital expenditure varies with time in such a way that t months from now

there will be K(t) thousand dollars of capital expenditure, where
K(t) = 2t4 + 3t + 149                                                                                                 t + 2


(a) What will be the capital expenditure 3 months from now? How many units will be produced at this time?

(b) At what rate will production be changing with respect to time 5 months from now? Will production be increasing or decreasing at this time?

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