The following table lists the name, gender (M = male, F = female), height, and reservation wage of 10 persons willing to work as firefighters in Timber Creek. (Note: The reservation wage is the lowest wage a person is willing to accept to work.)
Name Gender Height
(Inches) Reservation Wage
(Dollars per week)
Akram M 68 400
Benjamin M 70 480
Catherine F 66 420
Dimitri M 65 460
Emily F 69 300
Fjorentina F 64 380
Grant M 72 340
Horacio M 67 440
Isabella F 63 320
Jin M 71 360
1.What is the lowest wage that Timber Creek must pay to hire five firefighters?
2.. Assuming that all firefighters must be at least 67 inches tall, how does this height restriction affect the wage the city must pay to attract five firefighters, and how does the restriction affect the gender composition of employment?