If you send out 30,000 e-mails and get only one response, but you get $40.00 per response and you send out a half a million e-mails, how much money can you make?

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With a response rate of 1 per 30,000 emails, sending out 500,000 emails would result in 500,000 / 30,000 = 16.67 responses. Since you can't have a fraction of a response, you would get 16 responses. At $40 per response, you would make 16 * $40 = $640. However, none of the provided options match this calculation, suggesting a misunderstanding in the question's premise or a mistake in the calculation based on the provided options. Given the options, the correct approach to match an option would be to calculate the expected earnings directly from the half a million emails sent. If the rate were consistent and without considering fractions directly, the closest match to the logic provided in the options would be to assume a linear scale-up, which would incorrectly suggest a much higher earnings than calculated, leading to a selection based on the available options rather than the precise calculation. This seems to be an error in interpreting the question's intended calculation method or a mistake in the options provided.

If You Send Out 30,000 E-Mails and Get Only One