A Rational Decision Maker Will Take Only Those Actions for Which

question 63

Multiple Choice

A rational decision maker will take only those actions for which the expected marginal benefit:

• A) is positive.
• B) is at its maximum level.
• C) is greater than or equal to the expected marginal cost.
• D) is less than the expected marginal cost.
• E) exactly equals the total cost.

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