Suppose there are three power-generating plants, each of which has access to 5 different production processes. The table below summarizes the cost of each production process and the corresponding number of tons of smoke emitted each.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 Firm X ($/day) $500$514$530$555$585 Cost to Firm Y ($/day) $400$420$445$480 $520Cost to Firm z ($/day) $300$325$360$400 $550Suppose the government requires each firm to reduce pollution to 2 tons of smoke per day, so that total daily smoke emission is 6 tons. The total cost to society of this policy will be ________ per day.
A. $42
B. $59
C. $135
D. $230
Answer: C
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