Using the same iThe Shouldice Hospital specializes in hernia operations. They have a special procedure that not only has a much higher rate of long-term success than other hospitals, but also allows patients to be in and out in exactly four (4) days. All patients are operated on the morning after their scheduled arrival. (All arrivals are scheduled.) As such a patient admitted Monday afternoon will be operated on Tuesday and will go home Friday morning. That person stays in the hospital Monday through Thursday nights.Information that we used to solve the original Cost of Asphalt problem, answer the questions below with the following new information: It has been estimated that the cost of expanding the Hamilton Avenue Plant beyond its current 100,000-ton capacity would cost $8 per ton of expansion. That is, if the City decided to expand the capacity of the plant by 10,000 tons to 110,000, it would incur a cost of $80,000. (Assume that is an amortized cost estimate and that cost could be added directly to the total cost function.)

1. How much capacity would it add in that expansion? Assume it can expand without limit and produce at the same cost. 

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