Agency Is Having Problems with Personal Phone Calls Made During

question 23

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agency is having problems with personal phone calls made during working hours.Each minute of a personal call costs the agency $0.50 in wasted wages.The agency hires operators to monitor calls in order to attain the optimal number of personal calls (minimize total cost of personal calls) . $$\begin{array} { c c } & \text { Total minutes af }\\\text { Numbe of } & \text { personal calls (per } \\\text { Operators } & \text { hour) } \\\hline 0 & 600 \\1 & 480 \\2 & 410 \\3 & 370 \\4 & 350 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Based on the above information,if operators receive $25 an hour,how many operators should the agency hire?

• A)0
• B)1
• C)2
• D)3
• E)4

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