The Ordering and Transportation Cost C for the Components Used

question 13

Multiple Choice

The ordering and transportation cost C for the components used in manufacturing a product is where C is measured in thousands of dollars and x is the order size in hundreds. Find the rate of change of C with respect to x for x = 24. Round your answer to two decimal places.

• A) -6.44 thousand dollars per hundred
• B) 8.04 thousand dollars per hundred
• C) 3.28 thousand dollars per hundred
• D) -4.92 thousand dollars per hundred
• E) -7.96 thousand dollars per hundred

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