Multiple Choice
To increase safety at a bad intersection,you must decide whether to install a traffic light in your hometown at a cost of $25,000.If the traffic light reduces the risk of fatality by 0.3 percent,and the value of a human life is estimated to be $10 million,you should
A) install the light because the expected benefit of $30,000 is greater than the cost.
B) install the light because the expected benefit of $25,000 is greater than the cost.
C) not install the light because the expected benefit of $25,000 is only equal to the cost.
D) not install the light because the expected benefit of $3,000 is less than the cost.
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