A US Emergency Relief Agency Is Considering Sending a Team of of Experts

A U.S. emergency relief agency is considering sending a team of experts to another country to treat a severely contagious disease outbreak. Each team member is paid $10,000 for this one-week-long job. The agency estimates effectiveness as follows:
? $\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline \text { Number of Team Members }& \text { Number of Deaths }\\\hline 0 & 1,000 \\\hline 5 & 400 \\\hline 10 & 150 \\\hline 15 & 30 \\\hline 20 & 30 \\\hline\end{array}$
-If saving a life is valued at $100,000, what is the optimal number of people the agency should send?

A) 0.
B) 5.
C) 10.
D) 15.
E) 20.

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