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A manufacturing cost function models total operational expenses y, in thousands of dollars, as a linear function of monthly unit production x, in hundreds of units. For a monthly output of 400 units (x = 4), total expense is $18,000 (y = 18), and for an output of 1,000 units (x = 10), total expense is $33,000 (y = 33).
What is the fixed operational expense, in thousands of dollars, when zero units are produced?
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