Suppose That the Cost of Installing an Overhead Pedestrian Walkway

question 175

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the cost of installing an overhead pedestrian walkway in a college town is $100,000.The walkway is expected to reduce the risk of fatality by 0.5 percent,and the cost of a human life is estimated at $10 million.The town should

• A)install the walkway because the estimated benefit is twice the cost.
• B)install the walkway because the estimated benefit equals the cost.
• C)not install the walkway, since the cost is twice the estimated benefit.
• D)install the walkway, since the cost of even a single life is too great not to take action.

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