Please, help solve question 4. Hints will work too. Please, please !!! 17(d) Compare the results of part (b) to the optimal solution containedin the text. Comment on the robustness of our assumptions aboutprice.Bele4. An oil spill has fouled 200 miles of Pacific shoreline. The oil companyresponsible has been given 14 days to clean up the shoreline, after whicha fine will be levied in the amount of $10,000/day. The local cleanup crewcan scrub five miles of beach per week at a cost of $500/day. Additionalcrews can be brought in at a cost of $18,000 plus $800/day for each crew.a(a) How many additional crews should be brought in to minimize thetotal cost to the company? Use the five-step method. How much willthe clean-up cost?se(b) Examine the sensitivity to the rate at which a crew can clean up theshoreline. Consider both the optimal number of crews and the totalcost to the company.(c) Examine the sensitivity to the amount of the fine. Consider thenumber of days the company will take to clean up the spill and thetotal cost to the company.(d) The company has filed an appeal on the grounds that the amount ofthe fine is excessive. Assuming that the only purpose of the fine is tomotivate the company to clean up the oil spill in a timely manner, isthe fine excessive?rerate of the fin whale population (per year) 171.4. EXERCISES(d) Compare the results of part (b) to the optimal solution containedin the text. Comment on the robustness of our assumptions aboutprice.4. An oil spill has fouled 200 miles of Pacific shoreline. The oil companyresponsible has been given 14 days to clean up the shoreline, after whicha fine will be levied in the amount of $10,000/day. The local cleanup crewcan scrub five miles of beach per week at a cost of $500/day. Additionalcrews can be brought in at a cost of $18,000 plus $800/day for each crew.(a) How many additional crews should be brought in to minimize thetotal cost to the company? Use the five-step method. How much willthe clean-up cost?(b) Examine the sensitivity to the rate at which a crew can cleanuptheshoreline. Consider both the optimal number of crews and the totalcost to thecompany.(c) Examine the sensitivity to the amount of the fine. Consider thenumber of days the company will take to clean up the spill and thetotal cost to the company.(d) The company has filed an appeal on the grounds that the amount ofthe fine is excessive. Assuming that the only purpose of the fine is tomotivate the company to clean up the oil spill in a timely manner, isthe fine excessive?

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