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Drehex Corporation needs to hire an engineer to develop a prototype for a project. The company asks each engineer to provide a cost and time estimate for the work. Each bid is shown in the table.

A 3-column table with 4 rows. Column 1 has entries Camilla, John, Nora, Oracio. Column 2 is labeled Cost per Hour with entries 40 dollars, 30 dollars, 20 dollars, 15 dollars. Column 3 is labeled Time to Complete Job with entries 20 hours, 30 hours, 40 hours, 50 hours.
Which engineer would be the most cost-effective for the project?

Camilla
John
Nora
Oracio

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Compute total cost = hourly rate × hours:

- Camilla: 40 × 20 = $800
- John: 30 × 30 = $900
- Nora: 20 × 40 = $800
- Oracio: 15 × 50 = $750

Oracio is the most cost-effective (lowest total cost: $750).