Answer:A. The lack of incentive voters have to become well-informed about candidates and issues because their vote is unlikely to affect the outcome of an election.
Explanation: Rational ignorance is a term used to describe the intentional decline or refusal by a person or group of persons to gain certain knowledge,mainly after considering the cost and benefits attached to gaining that knowledge.
When people choose not to learn a particular trade,subject etc after comparing the costs to the potential gains.
RATIONAL IGNORANCE IS ALSO CONCERNED WITH THE DECISION OF VOTERS WHEN MAKING CHOICE OF NOT PARTAKING IN AN ELECTION BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT THEIR VOTES DO NOT COUNT OR HAVE EFFECTS ON THE FINAL OUTCOMES ETC.
When resources are low, businesses know that they can increase their prices because people need them desperately.
Answer:
D. 9.44%
Explanation:
The computation of the weighted average cost of capital is shown below:
Weighted average cost of capital is
= Cost of debt × (1 - tax rate) × weight of debt + cost of equity × weight of equity
= 8% × (1 - 0.30) × 40% + 12% × 60%
= 2.24% + 7.2%
= 9.44%
Hence, the weighted average cost of capital is 9.44%
Therefore the right option is D.
