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The cost, in thousands of dollars, of airing x 30-second television commercials during a major football game can be approximated by C(x) = 20 + 4,000x + 0.05x^2. How many 30-second television commercials should your company air to minimize average costs? HINT [See Example 1.] ads What is the resulting average cost of a 30-second ad? thousand dollars per ad

          The cost, in thousands of dollars, of airing x 30-second television commercials during a major football game can be approximated by

C(x) = 20 + 4,000x + 0.05x^2.

How many 30-second television commercials should your company air to minimize average costs? HINT [See Example 1.]
ads

What is the resulting average cost of a 30-second ad?
thousand dollars per ad

The cost, in thousands of dollars, of airing x 30-second television commercials during a major football game can be approximated by

C(x) = 20 + 4,000x + 0.05x^2.

How many 30-second television commercials should your company air to minimize average costs? HINT [See Example 1.]
ads

What is the resulting average cost of a 30-second ad?
thousand dollars per ad

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The cost, in thousands of dollars, of airing 30-second television commercials during a major football game can be approximated by the function C(x) = 4,000x + 0.5x^2. How many 30-second television commercials should your company air to minimize average costs? HINT [See Example 1.] What is the resulting average cost of a 30-second ad in thousand dollars per ad?