Written Homework 3
Write your answers to these problems on blank paper (see Guidelines for Written Work in Canvas) and
turn them in on Canvas (same guidelines as Written Homework 1).
1. a) In Written Homework 2 problem 1.i) you found that the slope of C(q) at q = 100 is approximately
5.015. What is the exact slope of C(q) = 75 + 2q + .015q
2 at q = 100?
b) What is the slope of C(q) at q = 50?
c) Cʺ(q) = ________________________.
d) C(q) is concave _______ (up, down). This means as q increases, the Marginal Cost of producing the
next widget is __________ (increasing, decreasing, the same). This means that the cost to produce the
100th widget is _________ (more, less, the same) as the cost to produce the 50th widget.
e) In general, you would prefer to be a producer who has a concave ________ (up, down) cost function.
2. True or False:
a) If fʺ(6) = 0 we can conclude that f has an inflection point at 6.
b) If f′(-3) = 0 we can conclude that the line tangent to f at -3 is flat.
c) f(x) = √x + 3 has a first derivative function that is defined for all x values in the domain of f.
3. Do exercise 56 from page 98 of the textbook.
4. Do exercise 58a from page 98 of the textbook.
5. Do exercise 76 from page 101 of the textbook

Town Hall Essay Instructions
Any time during the semester, students are required to attend a public government meeting of
some kind. This can be a town hall event, candidate forum, city council meeting, school board
meeting, etc. So long as it relates to governance and is open to the public, it generally qualifies as
a public government meeting. If you are uncertain, ask prior to attending. Document your
attendance in a 2-3 page essay on your experience and submit it online.
As you become more aware of current political affairs through attending class and completing
weekly journals, attending a public meeting allows you to see exactly how government operates
at the level most likely to affect you. Pay attention to issues directly relevant to your city, county,
neighborhood, etc. Here are questions to guide your attendance and your essay.
● What issues are important to you that local government may address?
● What issues seem most important in your local government currently?
● Are your issues being discussed?
● How are local issues being discussed?
● Do you feel represented by your local government?
● Do you believe local government is aware of issues significant to you? Your community?
● What is attendance like?
● How involved is your local community in local government?
With these questions in mind, attend a public government meeting in your local government and
submit a 2-3 page essay of the experience online.
Formatting requirements:
● Double Spaced
● 1-inch margins
● Times New Roman 12-Point Font
Submission requirements:
● Town hall essay due online

Discussion Question
As the founder and owner of an upstart electronics firm, you see the  need to develop a framework for managing innovation and  entrepreneurship.  Address any three of the following bullet points:

• How you will encourage your employees to think like entrepreneurs.
• How you will identify, select, and evaluate potential breakthrough ideas.
• Your system for ongoing monitoring and assessment of the external environment.
• How you will determine if an idea represents a breakthrough or incremental innovation.
• Your checklist of criteria for rating innovative idea.

The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial  post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in  your initial response.
Your posting should be about 1 page (400 to 500 words) in length. 100% original, APA formatted.