Scenario: A car repair shop hires workers and pays them the federal minimum wage of $7.25. The table shows the marginal returns to each worker in terms of number of cars repaired.
Worker
Marginal Returns
1
10
2
9
3
8
4
7
5
6
6
5
7
4
In addition, suppose the fixed cost of operating this shop is $1,000 per day. If 3 workers are hired at the federal minimum wage of $7.25, what is the total cost of this shop?
A. $1,021.75
B. $3,000
C. $1,042.75
D. $21.75