Faced with a hundred pounds of strawberries, the rational individual will eat:
A) all of the strawberries.
B) strawberries until the satisfaction from the last strawberry is maximized.
C) strawberries until the satisfaction from eating strawberries is maximized.
D) strawberries until the satisfaction from eating the last strawberry begins to fall.

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The rational individual will eat strawberries until the satisfaction from eating strawberries is maximized. This is because the rational individual is trying to get the most satisfaction from the strawberries, and eating more strawberries will increase satisfaction until the point where the satisfaction from eating the last strawberry is maximized.

Faced with a Hundred Pounds of Strawberries, the Rational Individual