Refer to the table and information below. What is the net benefit of project 2?

A government is considering undertaking one or more construction projects. The estimated marginal costs and benefits of each project are given in the table.







A. $2 million

B. $3 million

C. $4 million

D. $5 million


D. $5 million

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