A government airline safety regulation reduces the probability of a fatal airline crash by 0.005. If the costs associated with each airplane crash are equal to $600 million, the regulation has an expected marginal benefit of at least:
A. $3,000,000.
B. $600,000.
C. $1,000,000.
D. $2,000,000.
Answer: A
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