You Paid $35 for a Ticket (Which Is Non-Refundable)to See

question 48

Multiple Choice

You paid $35 for a ticket (which is non-refundable) to see SPAM, a local rock band, in concert on Saturday. Assume that $35 is the most you would have been willing to pay for a ticket. Your boss called, and she is looking for someone to cover a shift on Saturday at the same time as the concert. You would have to work 4 hours and she would pay you $11/hr. The psychic cost to you of working is $2/hr. Should you go to the concert instead of working Saturday?

• A)Yes, the benefit of going to the concert is more than the cost.
• B)No, the benefit of going to the concert is less than the cost.
• C)Yes, the benefit of going to the concert is equal to the cost.
• D)No, because there are no benefits of going to the concert.

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