document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144990>Question 1144990</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Last month a manufacturing company produced 560 auto parts that cost the company a total of $36100. This month the company produced 550 auto parts accumulating a total of $35600 in cost. The cost of each part depends on the fluctuating oil prices on the stock market. Compute the slope of the costs and interpret its meaning.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Even though total cost went down, the average cost/part<BR>\n" );
document.write( "went up ( slope is positive ) because they made fewer parts.<BR>\n" );
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