The total cost of producing 4 units of output is 15 and the total cost of producing 5 units of output is 50. The average cost of producing 5 units is
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In Exercises 50 and $51,$ the average cost per unit at production level $x$ is defined as $$ C_{\mathrm{avg}}(x)=\frac{C(x)}{x} $$ where $C(x)$ is the cost of producing $x$ units. Average cost is a measure of the efficiency of the production process.
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