The cost, $C$ (in dollars), to produce $q$ quarts of ice cream is $C=f(q) .$ In each of the following statements, what are the units of the two numbers? In words, what does each statement tell us? (a) $\quad f(200)=600$ (b) $f^{\prime}(200)=2$
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(a) $f(200)=600$ The units of the two numbers are: - $200$: quarts (since it represents the quantity of ice cream produced) - $600$: dollars (since it represents the cost to produce the ice cream) This statement tells us that the cost to produce 200 quarts of ice Show more…
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