Consider two restaurants located next door to each other: Quick Burger and The Sunshine Café. If Quick Burger opens a drive-through window, the increased traffic and noise will bother customers seated outside at The Sunshine Café. The table below shows the monthly payoffs to Quick Burger and The Sunshine Café when Quick Burger does and does not operate a drive-through window. Quick Burger Operates aDrive-Through WindowQuick Burger Does NotOperate Drive-Through WindowQuick Burger$24,000$15,000The Sunshine Café$11,000$23,000If Quick Burger has the legal right to operate a drive-through, and Quick Burger and The Sunshine Café CANNOT negotiate with each other, then will Quick Burger operate a drive-through window?
A. No, because it would lower the payoff for The Sunshine Café.
B. Yes, because Quick Burger's payoff is higher when it operates a drive-through.
C. No, because it is not socially efficient to operate a drive-through.
D. It cannot be determined.
Answer: B
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