Refer to Situation 33-1

question 3

Multiple Choice

Refer to Situation 33-1. If the prospective criminal sets the following values:
Ps = 75 percent
Loot = $50,000
Pp = 20 percent
I = $80,000
F = $35,000
AC = $5,000
The prospective criminal's expected benefit from committing the burglary is ______________ and his expected cost of committing the burglary is _______________. Economic theory tells us that under these circumstances,the prospective criminal ______________ commit the burglary.

• A) $37,500; $28,000; will not
• B) $37,500; $28,000; will
• C) $6,667; $14,000; will not
• D) $57,500; $120,000; will

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The state of being fully developed in body or mind, often associated with adult behavior or thinking.

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