A Rational Person

question 74

Multiple Choice

A rational person:

• A)makes choices based on total benefits and total costs.
• B)makes choices based on added benefits and added costs.
• C)undertakes activities until the net benefits become less than zero.
• D)considers the financial benefits and financial costs of making a choice.

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Definitions:

Survival Probability

The chance that an individual, cell, or some other unit will continue to live or exist over a specified period.

Observable Variation

Differences in appearance, physiology, or behavior among individuals of a species that can be readily observed.

Alleles

Alternative forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

Environment

The sum of all external conditions and influences affecting the life and development of organisms.