A county transportation agency has asked you to suggest the allocation of bridge preservation budget of 50 million between Interstate and non-Interstate highway bridges. Political considerations require that urban populations receive at least $25 million in benefits and rural areas at least $10 million.   As a rule of thumb, a $1 million investment yields total user benefits of $1.25 million for $1 million spent on Interstate highway bridges $1 million for $1 million spent on non-Interstate highway bridges         Your research also indicates that the distribution of benefits for each highway is

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A county transportation agency has asked you to suggest the allocation of bridge preservation budget of 50 million between Interstate and non-Interstate highway bridges. Political considerations require that urban populations receive at least $25 million in benefits and rural areas at least $10 million.

 

As a rule of thumb, a $1 million investment yields total user benefits of

  • $1.25 million for $1 million spent on Interstate highway bridges
  • $1 million for $1 million spent on non-Interstate highway bridges

 

      Your research also indicates that the distribution of benefits for each highway is

 

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