Scenario 11.1: Mariana has decided that she would like to build a private electric railway that would directly connect her small town to her favorite casino 75 miles away. She discovers that to build her railway, she will need to purchase an equal amount of land from 5 ranchers: Abe, Ben, Cat, Don, and Eve. Mariana believes that the revenue she would receive from running the railroad would be enough to cover all of her construction costs and leave her $3 million to buy the land. Mariana calculates the land she needs to build the railway will cost her $2 million.
-Refer to Scenario 11.1. Suppose all five ranchers know that their land that Mariana needs is worth a total of $2 million. If each rancher agrees to sell his or her parcel of land to Mariana for $600,000, Mariana will purchase
A) all five parcels of land and the railway will be built.
B) all five parcels of land but the railway will not be built.
C) only four parcels of land and the railway will be built.
D) no parcels of land and the railway will not be built.

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Mariana has $3 million to buy the land, and if each rancher sells their parcel for $600,000, the total cost will be $3 million (5 ranchers x $600,000 each), which is within her budget. Therefore, she can purchase all five parcels of land, and the railway will be built.