Refer to the Accompanying Table $\text { Maximum Willingress to Pay (NWP) for Ice Cream }$

question 25

Multiple Choice

Refer to the accompanying table. Imagine there are two cities (City A and City R) and you are the only provider of ice cream sandwiches for both. Use this information to answer the questions. $\text { Maximum Willingress to Pay (NWP) for Ice Cream }$
$\text { Sandwiches }$
$\begin{array}{llll}\text { City A } & \text { MWP } & \text { City R } & \text { MWP } \\\text { Aladdin } & \$ 16 & \text { Richard } & \$ 15 \\\text { Alan } & \$ 12 & \text { Ramon } & \$ 14 \\\text { Alvin } & \$ 10 & \text { Robert } & \$ 13 \\\text { Albert } & \$ 8 & \text { Roger } & \$ 11 \\\text { Albus } & \$ 6 & \text { Reginald } & \$ 4\end{array}$
$\text { Unit cost is } \$ 7 \text { for each ice cream sandwich }$
-It is very hot today, and the ice cream sandwiches melt quickly after you take them out of your cooler. This gives you the advantage of being able to sell each ice cream at a different price for each person in both cities. How many ice cream sandwiches would you sell in both cities?

• A) 10
• B) 8
• C) 7
• D) 5
• E) 4

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