Which of the Following Does Not Reflect a Positive Rate

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not reflect a positive rate of time preference?

• A)Concert­goers yell and scream when the stage is still dark an hour after the concert was scheduled to start.
• B)Borrowers have to pay interest on loans.
• C)A dieter, allowed three ounces of butter per day, spends the whole allotment on her toast at breakfast.
• D)A dieter, allowed three ounces of butter per day, promises himself some new clothes if he can break the habit of spending the
• Whole allotment on his toast at breakfast.
• E)A student stays up late every night for a week to finish her term paper two months before it is due.

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