When You Are Deciding Between Two Apartments, Assuming You Can

question 14

Multiple Choice

When you are deciding between two apartments, assuming you can afford both of them and they are both adequate for your needs, what feature should you pay most attention to if you want to maximize your satisfaction with the apartment a year after you have moved in?

• A) Rent-choose the cheapest apartment.
• B) Neighborhood quality-choose the most pleasant neighborhood.
• C) Square footage-choose the biggest apartment.
• D) Both rent and square footage should affect your decision equally, and more so than neighborhood quality.

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