A Neighborhood Committee Is Debating Whether to Spend Money on a Fireworks

question 35

Multiple Choice

A neighborhood committee is debating whether to spend money on a fireworks celebration.At first,every member favors moderate spending for fireworks.What will probably happen after a discussion?

• A)The committee will split into opposing factions and fail to make a decision.
• B)The committee will spend less than what most members originally favored.
• C)The committee will spend more than what most members originally favored.
• D)The committee will spend about the average of what most members originally favored.

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The value of the next best alternative forgone as the result of making a decision.

Optimum

The most favorable condition or level at which the best possible outcome or maximum efficiency is achieved.

Sweater

A knitted garment typically covering the upper body, designed for warmth or fashion.

Neue Sachlichkeit

German, “new objectivity.” An art movement that grew directly out of the World War I experiences of a group of German artists who sought to show the horrors of the war and its effects.