Suppose that the supply curve of serving in the military is S(P) P. where QS(P) is number of hours employed in military service a day. There are only mercenaries in the army (there is no draft). Pis the hourly pay for serving in the military, and the country needs 550 hours of military service a day. Calculate the social cost of maintaining the army per day.

Suppose that the supply curve of serving in the military is S(P) P. where QS(P) is number of hours employed in military service a day. There are only mercenaries in the army (there is no draft). Pis the hourly pay for serving in the military, and the country needs 550 hours of military service a day. Calculate the social cost of maintaining the army per day.

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