The examples are:
<span>-deciding whether a second burger is worth the extra $2
-deciding whether the overtime pay is worth working on your day off
-deciding whether to pay a fine for polluting the local harbor or installing antipollution machinery
In rational behavior, our decision-making process is always based on which decision give the maximum/optimal benefit for use, after deducting all possibilities with a logical approach.
All the actions above represents this very concept of rational behavior.
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three primary attributes could be private ownership of everything for
sale, free-floating forces of supply and demand, and a man secretly in
charge of everything. or you could say indiscriminate pricing controls,
solid demand, and absolutely no regulations whatsoever. or you could
say, efficiency, some perception of proper, fair and equitable
allocation and distribution of resources, low low prices, and always,
"Walmart" or you could choose from a whole long list of pollution,
pestilence, waste, not-so-inconspicuous despicableness, worthless
weight-loss products galore, and vetty vetty "good" service.</span>