There are 20 residents in the village of Towneburg. The size of the village's annual fireworks display depends upon the number of shells that are fired off. Each resident's demand for fireworks is shown below. The total cost of the fireworks display is $1,000 plus $10 per shell.
If Towneburg's fireworks display has 20 shells, then the size of the display is:
A. optimal.
B. smaller than optimal.
C. larger than optimal.
D. unaffordable.
Answer: B
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