A competitive car wash currently hires 4 workers, who together can wash 80 cars per day. The market price of car washes is $5 per wash, and the price of workers is $60 per day. The car wash should hire a fifth worker if it would increase total production to at least:

A. 92 cars per day.
B. 100 cars per day.
C. 104 cars per day.
D. 110 cars per day.


Answer: A

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