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It has been determined that the cost of producing $x$ units of a certain item is $10 x+1580$. The demand function is given by $p=D(x)=54-0.25 x$

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\(\boxed{\text{Final Answer: There is no point at which the cost of producing units of the item equals the demand for the item, given the current cost and demand functions.}}\)

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Step 1 :The cost of producing $x$ units of a certain item is given by the function \(C(x) = 10x + 1580\).

Step 2 :The demand function is given by \(D(x) = 54 - 0.25x\).

Step 3 :We are asked to find the relationship between the cost of producing units of an item and the demand for that item.

Step 4 :To find this relationship, we can set the cost function equal to the demand function and solve for $x$.

Step 5 :Doing so gives us the equation \(10x + 1580 = 54 - 0.25x\).

Step 6 :Solving this equation gives us $x = -148.878048780488$.

Step 7 :However, this solution does not make sense in this context because we cannot produce a negative number of units.

Step 8 :This suggests that the cost of producing units of the item will always be greater than the demand for the item, given the current cost and demand functions.

Step 9 :\(\boxed{\text{Final Answer: There is no point at which the cost of producing units of the item equals the demand for the item, given the current cost and demand functions.}}\)

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