Alex sees that his neighbors' lawns all need mowing. he offers to provide the service in exchange for a wage of $20 per hour. some neighbors accept alex's offer and others refuse. economists would describe alex's behavior asa. rational self-interest because he is attempting to increase his own income by identifying and satisfying someone else's wants. b. greedy because he is asking for a high wage that some of his neighbors can't afford to pay. c. selfish because he is asking for a wage that is higher than others might charge. d. irrational because some neighbors refused his offer.

An employer who is considering hiring eva has asked donna, eva’s former supervisor, for a report on eva. in truth, eva’s work for donna has been only average. however, eva is donna’s friend, and donna knows that eva probably will not get the job if she says anything negative about eva, and donna knows that eva desperately needs the job. further, donna knows that if the situation were reversed, she would not want eva to mention her deficiencies. nevertheless, it has been donna’s policy to reveal the deficiencies of employees when she has been asked for references by employers, and she knows that some of eva’s faults may be bothersome to this particular employer. finally, this employer has leveled with donna in the past when donna has asked for a report on people who have worked for him. should donna reveal deficiencies in eva’s past performance? (remember to use one of the three moral theories acceptable for this test to solve this dilemma. any discussion of any personal opinion, religious perspective, or theory other than the moral theories acceptable for this test will result in a score of "0" for this question.)