The cost (in thousand rupees) of manufacturing hundred pens is modeled by
MATHEMATICS · Single correct · AP · AP Precalculus · Polynomial and Rational Functions · Polynomial and Rational Functions
Problem
The cost (in thousand rupees) of manufacturing x hundred pens is modeled by C(x)=−2x3+18x+40. Which one of the following statements correctly describes the behaviour of the cost when x becomes very large?
(a) It oscillates between fixed bounds.
(b) It increases without bound.
(c) It decreases without bound.
(d) It approaches a constant value.