Suppose a Company Manufactures Two Types of Wood-Burning Stoves: a Freestanding

question 16

Multiple Choice

Suppose a company manufactures two types of wood-burning stoves: a freestanding model and a fireplace-insert model. The cost function for producing x freestanding and y fireplace-insert stoves is . Find the marginal costs when and . Round your answer to the nearest integer.

• A) 192
• B) 234
• C) 210
• D) 402
• E) 403

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