A manufacturer of mountain bikes has found that when 20 bikes are produced per day, the average cost is $200 and the marginal cost is $150. Based on the information, approximate the total cost of producing 21 bikes per day ...?

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Maria Cherry

26 March, 16:42

A manufacturer of mountain bikes has found that when 20 bikes are produced per day, the average cost is $200 and the marginal cost is $150. Based on the information, approximate the total cost of producing 21 bikes per day ...?

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Winston Koch · Answer 1

At 20 bikes, the average cost is $200. This means that each bike costs about $200 to make, thus the total cost for the first 20 bikes is $4000.

The marginal cost represents the cost of producing one more unit. If the cost of producing a bike after the 20th one (in other words the 21st bike) is $150, then the total cost of producing all 21 bikes is $4150.