Recreation Space As a result of complaints by the staff about noise, the coffee and recreation area for student interns at OHaganBooks.com will now be in a 384 square foot rectangular area in the headquarters basement against the southern wall. (The specified area was arrived at in complex negotiations between the student intern representative and management.) The construction of the partition will cost $12 per foot for the north wall and $4 per foot for the east and west walls. What are the dimensions of the cheapest recreation area that can be made, and how much will it cost?
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