While Eating at Alex's "Pizza by the Slice" Restaurant, Kara

question 182

Multiple Choice

While eating at Alex's "Pizza by the Slice" restaurant, Kara experiences diminishing marginal utility. She gained 10 units of satisfaction from her first slice of pizza consumed and would only receive 5 units of satisfaction from consuming a second slice, at the same price. Based on this information, we can conclude that

• A)Alex may have to lower the price to convince Kara to buy a second slice.
• B)Kara will not eat a second slice, even if it is given to her at no charge.
• C)Kara will definitely want to buy a second slice of pizza.
• D)even if Kara buys a second slice, she will not buy a third slice.

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Understand interpersonal attraction and the factors influencing it.

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Definitions:

Causal Factors

Elements or conditions that contribute to the occurrence of an event or the existence of a condition.

Method of Residues

A scientific and logical method where the known causes of a set of phenomena are subtracted to reveal the remaining causes.

Method of Residues

A method of scientific reasoning where one deducts from a complex set of phenomena the parts already explained, in order to isolate the remainder for new analysis.

Necessary Condition

A prerequisite that must be present for a certain effect or outcome to occur.