When Economists Describe the Theory of Consumer Choice,they

question 94

Multiple Choice

When economists describe the theory of consumer choice,they

• A)portray people as simple and methodical with perfectly predictable patterns of behavior.
• B)assert that consumers decide which goods and services give them the greatest utility within their limited incomes.
• C)point out that consumers rarely consider utility in their purchase decisions; they look at other factors like convenience,peer behavior,and price.
• D)assert that the retail price is the only variable consumers really consider in making their purchasing decisions.
• E)admit that consumer behavior is random and there is no credible economic theory to explain the phenomenon.

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