A police department is trying to allocate crime control resources between murder and burglary.Detectives cost $40,000 each.Suppose that she marginal benefit of one less murder is $20,000 while the marginal benefit of one less burglary is $1,000.The number of murders and burglaries that occur at different levels of detective allocation is shown in the table.
The marginal benefits of 1,2,3,and 4 detectives being assigned to murder prevention are
A) 4,3,2,and 1.
B) $4,000,$3,000,$2,000,and $1,000.
C) $16,000,$13,000,$11,000,and $10,000.
D) $80,000,$60,000,$40,000,and $20,000.
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