Economists make the general assumption that:

A. people are irrational, but there are some correlations in behavior that have been proven.
B. people are rational, but their behavior doesn't always follow this assumption.
C. people are irrational, but this is too difficult to put into a model.
D. people are rational, but this doesn't really ever resemble reality.


Answer: B

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