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2S2 ( HOW THE MIND WORKSLighting Designer Fees;Floodlight:Custom spotlight:$5 each$30 eachWe need one more specialist: a supervisor, who decides how to contract out<strong>the</strong> job.Supervisor FeesConsultation:$30 per jobThe prices for <strong>the</strong> four solutions will differ. Here are <strong>the</strong> estimates:Painter's Solution:Paint 9 polygons:Setup 1 floodlight:Cut 1 rectangle:Total:$180$5$8$193Lighting Designer's Solution:Cut 1 rectangle:Set up 9 custom spotlights:Total:$8$270$278Sheet-Metal Worker's Solution:Cut 24 odd angles:Rend 6 odd angles:Set up 1 floodlight:lotah$;2!J$30$5$155Supervisor's Solution;Cut 1 rectangle:Bend 2 right angles:Paint 3 rectangles:Set up 1 floodlight:Supervisor's fee:Total:$8$4$15$5$30$62The supervisor's solution is <strong>the</strong> cheapest because it uses each specialistoptimally, and <strong>the</strong> savings more than make up for <strong>the</strong> supervisor's fee.The moral is that <strong>the</strong> specialists must be coordinated, not necessarily bya hotnunculus or demon, but by some arrangement that tnininii7.es <strong>the</strong>

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