Figure 15.2 depicts a one-mile stretch of beach with 100 swimmers distributed evenly along the beach. There are two ice cream vendors - 1 and 2 - on the beach selling an identical product. Assume that each swimmer buys only one ice cream cone and that they prefer to buy ice cream from the nearer vendor. If vendor 1 is at A while vendor 2 is at C, vendor 1 has an incentive to move:
A. to vendor 2's location.
B. to the right of vendor 2's location.
C. to the left of its current location.
D. None of these
Answer: A
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