When People Make Choices That (At the Time and with the Information

question 35

Multiple Choice

When people make choices that (at the time and with the information they have at their disposal) give them the greatest amount of satisfaction,they are said to be:

• A)behaving irrationally.
• B)applying econometric models to their everyday behavior.
• C)living under a communist dictator.
• D)acting in their own rational self-interest.
• E)showing no willingness to plan for the future.

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