Consider a consumer who is searching for the lowest price for good X. The consumer knows that 75 percent of the time she will find a store charging $10 and 25 percent of the times she will find a store charging $7. The expected benefit from an additional search is:

A. $0.
B. $2.25.
C. $3.
D. $0.75.


Answer: D

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