Two companies, Dirty Inc. and Filthy Inc., each of which has access to 5 different production processes, each of which has a different cost and produces a different amount of pollution. The daily costs of the processes and the number of tons of smoke emitted are shown in the table below.Process(smoke/day) A(4 tons/day) B(3 tons/day) C(2 tons/day) D(1 ton/day) E(0 tons/day) Cost to Dirty Inc. ($/day) $110$200$380$740$1,460 Cost to Filthy Inc. ($/day) $400$430$490$580 $700Suppose pollution is initially unregulated. If the City Council imposes a tax of $91 per day on each ton of smoke emitted, then total emissions will fall to ________ tons of smoke per day.
A. 1
B. 4
C. 2
D. 8
Answer: B
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