City A has a travel demand function q = 2.0 x 106 – 5000t, and road performance function 50 + 8 x 10-5q, where t is in minutes. There is a proposal to expand the road such tha %3D the road performance function will become t2 = 30 + 5 x 10-59, with a construction cos of $9.6 x 107.
City A has a travel demand function q = 2.0 x 106 – 5000t, and road performance function 50 + 8 x 10-5q, where t is in minutes. There is a proposal to expand the road such tha %3D the road performance function will become t2 = 30 + 5 x 10-59, with a construction cos of $9.6 x 107.
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1: Given that the value of time is $1.5 per minute, justify the proposal.
2: To what value of the construction cost would the proposal become justified?
![City A has a travel demand function q
2.0 x 106 – 5000t, and road performance function
I|
t1
= 50 + 8 x 10-5q, where t is in minutes. There is a proposal to expand the road such that
the road performance function will become t2
30 + 5 x 10-5q, with a construction cost
%3D
of $9.6 x 107.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fb9e84ed1-dead-4e59-995d-c6d6a75232f6%2Ff8e6c92c-aac2-473b-ac79-076c99c46ebf%2Ftaxgajw_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:City A has a travel demand function q
2.0 x 106 – 5000t, and road performance function
I|
t1
= 50 + 8 x 10-5q, where t is in minutes. There is a proposal to expand the road such that
the road performance function will become t2
30 + 5 x 10-5q, with a construction cost
%3D
of $9.6 x 107.
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