A Government Agency Is Having Problems with Personal Telephone Calls

question 8

Multiple Choice

A government agency is having problems with personal telephone calls made during working hours.Because each minute of a personal call costs the agency $0.50 in wasted wages,it has decided to hire operators to monitor calls.The agency wants to hire the number of operators that will maximize the net benefit of hiring operators to monitor calls. $\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{c}\text {Number of}\\\text { operators}\\0\\1\\2\\3\\4\\5\\\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text {Minutes of personal}\\\text { calls(per week) }\\3900\\2300\\1300\\600\\100\\0\\\end{array}\end{array}$
Based on the above information,if operators receive $400 a week,what is the lowest possible total cost of personal calls?

• A)$ 650
• B)$ 800
• C)$1450
• D)$1500

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Definitions:

Oppression

A system of discrimination and exclusion that prevents individuals or groups from having equal rights, opportunities, and treatment.

Gender-typing

involves the process through which individuals come to possess behaviors, attitudes, and traits that are generally considered appropriate for their gender in a cultural context.

Gender

The characteristics, roles, and expectations that societies or cultures define as appropriate for men and women.

Sex-typing

The process of classifying or stereotyping behaviors, preferences, or roles as masculine or feminine, often based on societal or cultural norms.