Susie spends more of October thinking about her Halloween costume than she spends thinking about a proposed law that will be on the November ballot. Which of the following is true?
a. This behavior is rational if she expects a greater benefit from the costume than from any possible effect her vote could have on the proposed law.
b. This behavior is rational if she is planning to spend the time from Halloween to Election Day thinking about the law.
c. This behavior is not rational because the law is more important than the costume.
d. In order for this behavior to be considered rational, it would have to be true that Susie is too ignorant to fully understand the law.
e. In order for this behavior to be considered rational, it would have to be true that Susie would not be affected by the law.
A
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