Ignorance Is Rational When the Benefits of Being Informed Are

question 296

Multiple Choice

Ignorance is rational when the benefits of being informed are:

• A) greater than the costs of becoming informed.
• B) less than the costs of becoming informed.
• C) equal to the costs of becoming informed.
• D) likely to be quite large but information is costless.

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