Your textbook costs $100 and the college snack shop sells ice cream for $1. Which of the following statements is true for most people?
A. You would be indifferent between a bookstore sale of 1% off on your text and one free ice cream in the snack shop.
B. Because people are very different there is no general principle that can be suggested regarding the satisfaction people get in these situations.
C. Most people will get greater satisfaction from the bookstore sale than from the snack shop giveaway.
D. Most people will get greater satisfaction from the snack shop giveaway than from the bookstore sale.
Answer: D
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