SOLUTION: A manufacturer of cell phones has fixed daily costs of 15,700 yuan, and it costs 178 yuan to produce one cell phone. If the manufacturer produces x cell phones daily, express the d

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Question 410950: A manufacturer of cell phones has fixed daily costs of 15,700 yuan, and it costs 178 yuan to produce one cell phone. If the manufacturer produces x cell phones daily, express the daily cost in yuan as a function of x.

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Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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If it costs 178 yuan to produce one cell phone, then to produce x phones, it would cost 178x yuan. The fixed cost is 15,700 yuan (which means it is always existent) so the cost C is given by C = 15,700 + 178x.