Question: A football team is trying to decide which of two running backs (A or B) to sign to a one year contract.
The team has done a statistical analysis to determine the value of each touchdown, yard gained, and fumble lost to the team's revenue. Each touchdown is worth an extra $250,000, each yard gained is worth $1,500, and each fumble costs $75,000. Player A costs $3.0 million, and Player B costs $2.5 million. Based on their predicted statistics in the table above, which player should the team sign?