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ereecah

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Your roommate, Serafina, a psychology major, said, The problem with economics is that it assumes that consumers and firms always make the correct decision. But we know that everyone's human, and we all make mistakes.
 
  Do you agree with her comment?
  A) I disagree with her. Economics does not study correct or incorrect behaviors but rather it assumes that economic agents behave rationally, meaning they make the best decisions given their knowledge of the costs and benefits.
  B) Yes, I agree with her. One cannot make predictions about economic behavior because in reality people make incorrect choices in many situations.
  C) Yes, I agree with her. Economic theory should allow for irrational behavior so that we can have more reliable predictions.
  D) I disagree with her. If we cannot assume that decisions are correct, then we will not be able to examine the moral implications of these decisions.

Question 2

The law of demand implies, holding everything else constant, that as the price of yogurt
 
  A) decreases, the quantity of yogurt demanded will decrease.
  B) increases, the demand for yogurt will increase.
  C) increases, the quantity of yogurt demanded will decrease.
  D) decreases, the demand for yogurt will increase.



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carlsona147

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C




ereecah

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Reply 2 on: Jun 29, 2018
Wow, this really help


mochi09

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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