Lane and Riley are the only two residents in a neighborhood, and they share the same driveway. They would like to have the driveway paved. The value of the paved driveway is $1,500 to Lane and $900 to Riley. Regardless of who pays for the paving both people will benefit from it. What is the most a contractor can charge to pave the driveway and still be assured of being hired by at least one of them?

A. $1,500
B. $600
C. $900
D. $2,400


Answer: A

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