An Evaluator Might Place a Dollar Value on a Human

question 19

Multiple Choice

An evaluator might place a dollar value on a human life; however,

• A) no one takes it seriously.
• B) this shows disrespect for the people studied.
• C) this is simply an attempt to show how much money society, in fact, devotes to avoiding the premature death of a person, such as an employee.
• D) such information never has any use in making selections among programs.

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