Question $9$

Table $11-4$

There are four homes along Belmont Circle, which surrounds a small plot of land. The

land currently has no trees, and the $4$ homeowners $--$ Adams, Benitez, Chen, and

Davis $--$ are considering the idea of contributing to a pool of money that will be used

to plant up to $4$ trees. The table represents their willingness to pay, that is$,$ the

maximum amount that each homeowner is willing to contribute toward each tree.

Refer to Table $11-4.$ Suppose the cost to plant each tree is $$300.$ How many trees

should be planted to maximize the total surplus of the four homeowners?

$4$

$2$

$1$

$3$