A Group of 13 Consumers Are Trying to Decide Whether

question 24

Multiple Choice

A group of 13 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 9 consumers could all connect to the network and either make a profit or at least break even?

• A)$47
• B)$50
• C)$43
• D)$42
• E)$45

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