A Car Repair Shop Hires Workers and Pays Them the Federal

A car repair shop hires workers and pays them the federal minimum wage of $7.25. The following table shows the marginal returns to each worker in terms of number of cars repaired.

-Refer to the scenario above. In addition, suppose the fixed cost of operating this shop is $1,000 per day. If 3 workers are hired at the federal minimum wage of $7.25, what is the total cost of this shop?

A) $21.75
B) $1,021.75
C) $1,042.75
D) $3,000