A Surfboard Manufacturing Company Has an Annual Operating Cost C $C = 130 x + 325,800$

question 71

Multiple Choice

A surfboard manufacturing company has an annual operating cost C (in dollars) of $C = 130 x + 325,800$ where x is the number of surfboards produced in a year. What is the maximum number of surfboards that can be produced while maintaining annual operating costs of no more than $500,000 ?

• A) 1340
• B) 3900
• C) 3750
• D) 1320
• E) 3800

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Identify the role of essential tools in genetic engineering, such as plasmids, vectors, and DNA ligase.

Understand the purpose and process of recombinant DNA technology and gene cloning.

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