Suppose That an Economics Professor Selects Two Students,Rudy and Rhonda,to

question 175

Multiple Choice

Suppose that an economics professor selects two students,Rudy and Rhonda,to participate in a classroom experiment.The professor gives Rudy ten $1 bills.Rudy must pick an allocation of the ten $1 bills to offer to Rhonda.If Rhonda accepts the allocation,each student keeps his or her portion of the money.If Rhonda rejects the allocation,the professor keeps the $10,and each student receives nothing.Rudy selects $9 for himself and $1 for Rhonda.Based on the studies of human decision making,which of the following statements is correct?

• A) If Rhonda accepts the offer,she is behaving rationally.
• B) If Rhonda rejects the offer,she may value fairness more than $1.
• C) If Rhonda rejects the offer,Rudy made a bad choice by trying to keep $9 for himself.
• D) Any of the above could be correct.

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