Q: Suppose the marginal cost is: MC = 12 + 8x with C(10) = 1020. Find the fixed and total cost of producing 80 units.
Answer:
We gotta know that the marginal cost is derivative of the cost. So, to find the cost function, we need to integrate the marginal cost function:
int[12 + 8x] = 12x + 4x2 + C
So, the cost function, C(x) = 12x + 4x2 + C
And we know that C(10) = 1020. So, we can plug in these values to solve for the constant C like so:
1020 = 12(10) + 4(10)2 + C
1020 = 120 + 400 + C
1020 = 520 + C
500 = C
So, the cost equation is:
C(x) = 12x + 4x2 + 500
The “C” value represents the “fixed costs”. So, the fixed costs are $500.
The total cost of producing 80 units can be found by calculating C(80):
C(80) = 12(80)+4(80)^2+500 = $27060
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