Suppose That the Equation That Represents the Expected Benefits of Burglary

question 20

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the equation that represents the expected benefits of burglary for a given prospective criminal is as follows:
EB = Ps x Loot
The criminal's cost equation is as follows:
EC = [Pp x (I + F) ] + AC
Where:
EB is the expected benefits of burglary
Ps is the probability of successfully burglarizing a house
Loot is the dollar take from the burglary
EC is the expected costs of burglary
Pp is the probability of imprisonment
I is the income the criminal gives up if caught and imprisoned
F is the dollar value the criminal puts on freedom
AC is the anguish cost of committing a burglary
-Refer to Situation 33-1.If the prospective criminal sets the following values: Ps = 65 percent
Loot = $20,000
Pp = 20 percent
I = $30,000
F = $15,000
AC = $5,000
The prospective criminal's expected benefit from committing the burglary is ______________ and his expected cost of committing the burglary is _______________.Economic theory tells us that under these circumstances,the prospective criminal ______________ commit the burglary.

• A) $13,000; $14,000; will
• B) $13,000; $14,000; will not
• C) $6,667; $50,000; will not
• D) $57,500; $50,000; will

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