Using optimization theory, analyze the following quotations:

a)“The optimal number of traffic deaths in the United States is zero.”

b)“Any pollution is too much pollution.”

c)“We cannot pull U.S. troops of Afghanistan. We have committed so much already.”

d)“If Congress cuts out the NASA space station, we will have wasted all the resources that we have

already spent on it. Therefore, we must continue funding it.”

e)“Since Jet Green Airways has experienced a 25 percent increase in its insurance premium, the airline

should increase the number passengers it serves next quarter order to spread the increase in premiums

over a larger number of tickets.”