Answer:
production cost f(x), in dollars, for x number of units produced by company 1: 
f(x) = 0.05x^2 − 7x + 300 
2) Table that represents the production cost g(x), in dollars, for x number of units produced by company 2: 
x        g(x) 
0.6    	899.58 
0.8    	899.52 
1        899.50 
1.2    	899.52 
1.4    	899.58 
3) Comparison: do a table for f(x) with the same x-values of the table for g(x).
x            f(x) = 0.05x^2 − 7x + 300    g(x)
0.6         295.818                               899.58 
0.8        	294.432                               899.52 
1            293.05                                 899.50 
1.2         291.672                               899.52 
1.4          290.298                              899.58 
As you can see the values of f(x) are consistently lower than the values of g(x) for the same x-values.
The minimum production cost for company 2 is around 899.50 at x = 1, while the minimum production cost of company 1 is defintely lower (lower than 292.298 for sure, in fact if you find the vertex it is 55).
Answer: Based on the given information, the minimum production cost for company 2 is greater. 
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