SOLUTION: Aki's Bicycle Designs has determined that when x hundred bicycles are built, the average cost per bicycle is given by C(x)=0.5x^2-0.6x +3.659 where C(x) is in hundreds of dollars.

Question 337287: Aki's Bicycle Designs has determined that when x hundred bicycles are built, the average cost per bicycle is given by C(x)=0.5x^2-0.6x +3.659 where C(x) is in hundreds of dollars. How many bicycles should the shop build to minimize the average cost per bicycle?
The shop should build ______ bicycles.
Answer by nyc_function(2741) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Solving your quadratic equation using standard formula gives imaginary roots for x.
i.e. x = (0.6 + i2.6) or x = (0.6 - i2.6)
Considering the second requirement, i.e the cost C(x) to be minimum, take first derivative of the equation and evaluate to zero. This gives,
dC(x)/dx = 0.5*2*x - 0.6 = 0
x = 0.6
This means 0.6 * 100 = 60 bicycles.
Verify the result:
For x = 60, C(x) = 1768 dollars. Avg = $29.45
For x = 70, C(x) = 2411 dollars. Avg = $34
For x = 50 or less, the Avg values are lesser than $29.45. I hope this helps.

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