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Suppose a firm's plant produces Q units in any given year.The plant itself operates with annualized costs of $10M and other annual fixed expenses totaling $3M.In addition,the firm's variable costs depend on Q and are given by the formula 5Q²+3Q.What is the formula for the firm's Short-Run (i.e.one year)Average Costs?


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