Your expected gain from cheating is $600.The expected financial penalty from cheating is $300 and the expected probability of your cheating being detected is 25%.You also will experience a loss of self-esteem that has an estimated value to you of $500,whether or not your cheating is detected.You are likely to:
A) Cheat, due to the copycat effect
B) Not cheat, due to moral compartmentalization
C) Cheat, applying the principles expressed by the Becker Rational Model
D) Not cheat because cheating would be irrational

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Applying the principles expressed by the Becker Rational Model, the expected gain from cheating is $600, the expected financial penalty from cheating is $300, and the expected probability of your cheating being detected is 25%. The expected loss of self-esteem is $500. The expected gain from cheating is greater than the expected loss, so it is rational to cheat.

Your Expected Gain from Cheating Is $600