Frank Owns an Apple Farm and Plans to Spend 4

question 119

Multiple Choice

Frank owns an apple farm and plans to spend 4 hours today picking apples. The number of apples he can pick per hour depends on the total number of hours he spends working in either the east orchard or the west orchard in the manner shown in the table below. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline \begin{array} { c } \text { Hours in } \\\text { East } \\\text { Orchard }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { Apples Per } \\\text { Hour }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Hours in } \\\text { West } \\\text { Orchard }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Number of } \\\text { Apples Per } \\\text { Hour }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 40 & 1 & 10 \\\hline 2 & 32 & 2 & 10 \\\hline 3 & 25 & 3 & 10 \\\hline 4 & 20 & 4 & 10 \\\hline\end{array}$$ What is the marginal benefit to Frank of the 2^nd hour he spends picking in the east orchard?

• A)8 apples
• B)24 apples
• C)32 apples
• D)64 apples

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