Five fishermen live in a village and have no other employment or income-earning possibilities besides fishing. They each own a boat that is suitable for fishing but does not have any resale value. Fish are worth $5 per pound, and the marginal cost of operating the boat is $500 per month. They all fish a river next to the village. According to the
following schedule, they have determined that when there are more of them out on the river fishing, they each catch fewer ish per month
Fish Caught per
Boats Boat (pounds)
1 200
2 190
3 170
4 155
5 135
6 115
If five boats operate, then the total profit would be