Assume you are appointed head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in charge of preventing illegal crossings along a section of the U.S.-Mexico border. You have a weekly budget of $16,000. As a department head, you get satisfaction (or "utility") from preventing illegal border crossings and you have at your disposal two methods for preventing illegal crossings: 1) Hiring border security personnel to patrol strategic points along the border at a cost of $1000 per week per person or, 2) Purchase surveillance drones to patrol the border at a weekly cost of $3000 per drone. Based on the data attached in the picture below, explain whether you agree or disagree with the following statement made by a subordinate:"Based on the data, the department's "utility" is highest if we employ 16 security personnel because drones are just too expensive."
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