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(1 point) A company manufactures x units of one item and y units of another. The...

(1 point) A company manufactures x units of one item and y units of another. The total cost in dollars, C, of producing these two items is approximated by the function

C=7x^2+4xy+6y^2+700.

(a) If the production quota for the total number of items (both types combined) is 108, find the minimum production cost.
cost =

(b) Estimate the additional production cost or savings if the production quota is raised to 109 or lowered to 107.
production cost or savings =

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