The marginal cost of extraction is
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The start-up cost is
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Find the cost of producing function.
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Apply integral on each side.
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Substitute
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Substitute
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Find the cost of producing function for first
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in
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The cost of extracting first
is
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The cost of extracting next
is
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The cost of extracting next
is
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The cost of extracting first
is
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The cost of extracting next
is
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