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The economic problem

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What is most likely to be an irrational economic act?

An entrepreneur or consumer is acting irrationally if their action contradicts standard economic assumptions of utility or profit maximisation without a non-monetary benefit.

A consumer purchasing fewer units of a normal good when their real income decreases

A saver moving funds from a low-interest bank account to one offering a higher rate of interest

A firm reducing the price of a product with highly price inelastic demand in order to increase its total revenue

A firm engaging in price discrimination to increase its total profits

The economic problem Questions

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