SOLUTION: A men’s suit manufacturer finds that the cost, in dollars, of producing suits is given by 𝐶(𝑥)=853+14√𝑥. Find the derivative of the average cost per item.

Question 1184926: A men’s suit manufacturer finds that the cost, in dollars, of producing suits is given by 𝐶(𝑥)=853+14√𝑥. Find the derivative of the average cost per item.
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the total cost is given by the function for manufacturing suits, then average cost per item is given by
.

===> , by direct use of the quotient rule.

Note: You can also consider the same function and then differentiating termwise.
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