TMI, a Manufacturer of Blank Audiocassette Tapes, Has a Monthly

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Essay

TMI, a manufacturer of blank audiocassette tapes, has a monthly fixed cost of $13,100 and a variable cost of $0.40/tape. Find a function C that gives the total cost incurred by TMI in the manufacture of x tapes/month.

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