(Ref 8-7 Table: Producer Surplus and Phantom Tickets) The table Producer Surplus and Phantom Tickets shows the minimum price at which each of the students is willing to sell a ticket to Phantom of the Opera. Assume that each student has only one ticket to sell. Given the information in the table, if these students can sell their Phantom tickets for only $5, then:
A. the total producer surplus for the five students will be $330.
B. Tim will be the only student not to sell his ticket.
C. the total producer surplus for the five students will be $4.
D. Whitney, Ralph, and Rick will sell their tickets.
Answer: C. the total producer surplus for the five students will be $4.
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