The Ordering and Transportation Cost C for Components Used in a Manufacturing

Multiple Choice

The ordering and transportation cost C for components used in a manufacturing process is approximated by where C is measured in thousands of dollars and x is the order size in hundreds. According to Rolle's Theorem, the rate of change of the cost must be 0 for some order size in the interval Find this order size. Round your answer to three decimal places.

A) 5.174 components
B) 5.598 components
C) 4.098 components
D) 6.674 components
E) 8.196 components