Imagine You Are Paying for Something at a Store and the Clerk

question 116

Multiple Choice

Imagine you are paying for something at a store and the clerk gives you too much change.If you were operating at the preconventional level of moral development, you would be likely to

• A)give the money back because keeping it would be like stealing and stealing is illegal.
• B)keep the money because it will make the clerk very happy with you.
• C)keep the money because it will make you happy.
• D)give the money back because it does not rightfully belong to you.

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Definitions:

Efficiency

Optimal allocation of resources to ensure the best possible outcome or utility with minimal waste or inefficiency.

Efficiently Allocated

The optimal distribution of resources among different possibilities to maximize productivity and utility.

Least Cost

The principle of choosing the option that provides the necessary level of benefit or utility at the minimum possible cost.

Production

The process of combining various material inputs and immaterial inputs (plans, know-how) to make something for consumption.