A Group of 9 Consumers Are Trying to Decide Whether

question 18

Multiple Choice

A group of 9 consumers are trying to decide whether to connect to a new communications network.Consumer 1 is of type 1, consumer 2 of type 2, consumer 3 of type 3, and so on.Each consumer's willingness to pay to belong to the network is proportional to the number of consumers who belong.Where k is the number of consumers who belong, the willingness to pay of a type n consumer is equal to k times n.What is the highest price at which 7 consumers could all connect to the network and either make a profit or at least break even?

• A)$23
• B)$19
• C)$18
• D)$26
• E)$21

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