b. Issue refunds for returns in the form of a gift card.

a. It shows that consumers may not work as hard in some situations to maximize their marginal utility.
b. It shows that consumers tend to overvalue the utility they will receive from any given situation.
c. It shows that consumers are usually misled about the utility of a product by the people who are closest to them.
d. It shows that consumers rarely try to maximize their marginal utility.


a. It shows that consumers may not work as hard in some situations to maximize their marginal utility.

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