Ole and Lena Are a Cohabitating Couple in Norway, While

question 109

Multiple Choice

Ole and Lena are a cohabitating couple in Norway, while Jack and Diane are a cohabitating couple in the United States. Cross-cultural research would predict that​

• A) ​Jack and Diane will be unlikely to ever marry.
• B) ​Ole and Lena will believe that they are living in sin.
• C) ​Ole and Lena will only marry if they have children.
• D) ​Jack and Diane will be at significantly less risk for divorce should they marry.

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Definitions:

Marginal Rate

This refers to the rate at which one variable changes with respect to a change in another variable, commonly used in economics and finance to describe rates of substitution and transformation.

Perfect Substitutes

Two goods with straight-line indifference curves.

Constant

A fixed value in mathematics, physics, and other sciences, that does not change under specified conditions.

Indifference Curves

Graphical representations in consumer theory that show combinations of two goods among which a consumer is indifferent.