The Average Cost of Producing $x$ Units of a Commodity Is Given by the Equation

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Short Answer

The average cost of producing $x$ units of a commodity is given by the equation
$$C ( x ) = 20.4 - 0.0007 x$$
Find the marginal cost at a production level of 1,255 units.

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Definitions:

Batch-level Activity

Activities and costs that are incurred whenever a batch of goods is produced, regardless of the size of the batch.

Activity Cost Pool

A grouping of all the costs related to a particular activity in the activity-based costing method.

Activity Rate

An overhead rate in activity-based costing. Each activity cost pool has its own activity rate which is used to assign overhead to products and services.

Purchasing Department

A division within an organization responsible for acquiring goods, services, and materials necessary for its operations.