Milo, a highly successful attorney, just received a $200 ticket for speeding. Jim, an unemployed father of six, received a $50 fine for parking in a restricted area
Milo considers his $200 ticket an inconvenience, but Jim sees his $50 fine as a financial disaster. Why do Milo and Jim feel so differently about their fines, even though Milo's is four times greater than Jim's?
A) Milo understands the meaning of a dollar and Jim does not.
B) Because Milo is an attorney, he has ways to turn his fine into a business expense.
C) Their location in the social structure has created the difference between Milo's and Jim's reactions.
D) The cultural standards of an attorney and those of an unemployed father of six are vastly different.
C
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