A banner weighing 6.2 kg is suspended from a horizontal beam extending from the front wall of a building. The banner is attached 2.3 m away from the beam connection to the building. Determine the torque exerted by the banner about the point where the beam joins the building.

• A. 1.4×10² N⋅m
• B. 2.2×10² N⋅m
• C. 4.3×10² N⋅m
• D. 5.6×10² N⋅m

Answer: (A)