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If the government wants to ensure that the traffic at S gets evenly distributed along streets from S to A, from S to B, and from S to D, then a feasible set of toll charged (in rupees) at junctions A, B, C, and D respectively to achieve this goal is:

Correct Answer: 0, 5, 4, 1

Explanation:

According to question ,
If all the five routes have the same cost, then there will be an equal flow in all the five routes, i.e. 20% in each route.
But then the percentage of traffic in S - A = 20% (Only one route involving S - A)
S - B = 40% (As there are two routes involving S - B)
S - D = 40% (As there are two routes involving S - D)
But here the given condition that traffic in S-A is equal to that in S - B, which in turn is equal to S - D is not satisfied.
Of the routes, that can be used the number of routes involving S - A must be the same as S - B, which in turn is same as that as S - D.
That is possible only when we block the junction C and that can be done by taking higher toll charge at C to achieve this goal c > 3.
Hence , required answer will be option A .


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