Multiple Choice
By rational, economists mean that people:
A) think only of themselves.
B) know with certainty which alternative will turn out to be the best.
C) try to make the best choices they can.
D) try to maximize the cost of achieving a benefit.
E) try to minimize the expected benefit achieved.
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