The accompanying table below shows how total donations, average donations, total labor costs and average labor costs vary depending on the number of employees State U hires for its fundraising activities. Number of EmployeesTotal DonationsAverage DonationsTotal Labor CostsAverage Labor Costs1$30,000  $8,0002$42,426 $17,000 3 $17,321$27,000 4$60,000  $9,5005 $13,416$50,000  The Chair of the Economics Department at State U says that fundraising employees should be hired as long as their marginal benefit exceeds their marginal cost. If the University follows this advice, then ________ employee(s) will hired, and the net benefit (total donations minus total labor costs) will be ________. 

A. 1; $22,000
B. 2; $25,426
C. 2; $3,476
D. 3; $25,426


Answer: B

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