A Politician Facing Reelection Can Win Votes According to the Following

A politician facing reelection can win votes according to the following process: V = 500S^0.20M^0.60, where S is hours of making campaign speeches and M is the number of flyers mailed. Making speeches costs $10 per hour, mailing flyers costs $.50 per flyer, and $8,000 are available to spend on the campaign. Assuming the politician wants to maximize votes, how should the budget be allocated between speeches and mailing flyers?

A) No speeches should be given; 16,000 flyers should be mailed.
B) 400 hours of speeches should be given; 8,000 flyers should be mailed out.
C) 200 hours of speeches should be given; 12,000 flyers should be mailed out.
D) 2,000 hours of speeches should be given; 6,000 flyers should be mailed out.
E) 800 hours speeches should be given; no flyers should be mailed out.

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