The Table Given Below Represents the Marginal Valuation of a Beekeeper

The table given below represents the marginal valuation of a beekeeper (collecting honey) and an orchard farmer (producing mangoes) .The beekeeper's opportunity cost reflects the loss in honey collection resulting from the usage of the same orchard again and again.

$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Days used } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Total honey } \\\text { value }(\$) \end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Marginal } \\\text { honey value } \\(\$) \end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Beekeeper's } \\\text { opportunity cost } \\(\$) \end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Total value } \\\text { of mangoes } \\\mathbf{( \$ ) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Marginal value } \\\text { of mangoes (\$) }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 18 & 18 & 4 & 10 & 10 \\\hline 2 & 23 & 6 & 4 & 17 & 7 \\\hline 3 & 27 & 5 & 4 & 23 & 6 \\\hline 4 & 30 & 3 & 4 & 28 & 5 \\\hline 5 & 32 & 2 & 4 & 32 & 4 \\\hline 6 & 33 & 1 & 4 & 30 & 2 \\\hline 7 & 34 & 1 & 4 & 29 & 1 \\\hline\end{array}$

-Refer to Table.What will be the maximum number of days for which the beekeeper would like to stay in the orchard without being compensated for his stay by the orchard owner?

A) 1 day
B) 6 days
C) 3 days
D) 4 days

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