Table 11-5 A Small Strip Mall Contains Four Retail Stores, and Crime

question 303

Multiple Choice

Table 11-5
A small strip mall contains four retail stores, and crime has recently been on the increase in the neighborhood of the strip mall. The owners of the four stores - Stores A, B, C, and D - are considering contributing to a pool of money that will be used to hire up to 4 security guards. The table represents their willingness to pay, that is, the maximum amount that each store owner is willing to contribute, per day, to hire each security guard.

-Refer to Table 11-5.Suppose the cost to hire each individual guard is $130 per day.How many guards should be hired to maximize the total surplus of the four store owners?

• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) 4

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