Scott and Tom Are Having Dinner Together at a New

question 103

Multiple Choice

Scott and Tom are having dinner together at a new restaurant. They discover after ordering that the portions are huge, but the restaurant does not allow customers to take leftovers home so they eat until they both decide they are full. After this point, Scott forces himself to finish the rest of his food, even though he doesn't really want to, while Tom asks the waiter to remove his partially-full plate of food. How would an economist describe this behavior?

• A)Scott acted rationally, because the food would have otherwise been thrown away.
• B)Tom acted rationally, maximizing his utility.
• C)Both Tom and Scott acted rationally.
• D)Both Tom and Scott acted irrationally.

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