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Source: AMC 12 2008B Problem 3

February 28, 2008
AMC

Problem Statement

A semipro baseball league has teams with 21 21 players each. League rules state that a player must be paid at least $15,000 \$15,000, and that the total of all players' salaries for each team cannot exceed $700,000 \$700,000. What is the maximum possiblle salary, in dollars, for a single player? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 270,000<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 385,000<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 400,000<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 430,000<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 700,000 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 270,000 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 385,000 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 400,000 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 430,000 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 700,000