Bucky and Satchel are offered identical jobs, each paying $80,000 per year. According to behavioral economics:
A. they should feel equally good about the job offer.
B. how each will feel about the job offer will depend on their current positions and incomes.
C. if Bucky's current income is $60,000 per year, and Satchel's is $70,000 per year, we would
expect Bucky to receive twice as much additional utility from taking the job as Satchel would.
D. if the jobs will not change their income, they are more likely to switch jobs than remain with
the status quo.
Answer: B
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