American Airlines makes numerous nonstop flights from Chicago's O'Hare Airport to the airport at Dallas-Fort Worth. The distance between those two cities is 1,000 miles. The only variable cost, fuel, costs $.06 for each passenger-mile it flies. Bob, on his way to an emergency business meeting, buys a ticket in coach class for $1,300 at the very last minute. The marginal cost of flying Bob from Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth is:

A. $60.
B. $160.
C. $600.
D. $1,300.


Answer: A

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