Two companies, Dirty Inc. and Filthy Inc., each of which has access to 5 different production processes, each of which has a different cost and produces a different amount of pollution. The daily costs of the processes and the number of tons of smoke emitted are shown in the table below. Process(smoke/day) A(4 tons/day) B(3 tons/day) C(2 tons/day) D(1 ton/day) E(0 tons/day) Cost to Dirty Inc. ($/day) $110$200$380$740$1,460 Cost to Filthy Inc. ($/day) $400$430$490$580 $700If pollution is unregulated, then a total of ________ tons of smoke will be emitted each day.

A. 4
B. 2
C. 1
D. 8

Answer: D

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