A farmer named Maria is deciding whether to help build a shared irrigation ditch. The personal cost for any farmer who contributes is $10. For each farmer who contributes, every farmer in the community gets an $8 benefit in increased crop yields. Maria knows that two other farmers have already contributed. To maximize her own personal payoff, what should Maria do?
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A farmer is part of a community irrigation project where the personal cost to contribute is $10, and each contribution provides an $8 benefit to every farmer in the community. If this farmer decides to contribute, knowing that two other farmers have already done so, their personal net payoff will be $____.
A farmer is deciding whether to contribute to a shared irrigation project. The personal cost to contribute is $10. For each person who contributes (including the farmer themselves), every farmer in the community receives an $8 benefit. Given that two other farmers have already contributed, match the farmer's potential action with their resulting personal payoff.
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