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$23,000Suppose Quick Burger has the legal right to operate a drive-through window, and Quick Burger and the Sunshine Café can negotiate with each other at no cost. Which of the following arrangements would lead to the socially optimal outcome?
A. The Sunshine Café pays Quick Burger $10,500 per month not to operate the drive-through window.
B. Quick Burger pays The Sunshine Café $10,500 per month to operate the drive-through window.
C. The Sunshine Café pays Quick Burger $12,500 per month not to operate the drive-through window.
D. Quick Burger pays The Sunshine Café $12,500 per month to operate the drive-through window.
Answer: A
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