Jaime's father gives her a pen for her graduation from college, but Jaime wants a smartphone. This implies that
A) Jaime's father is not acting out of self-interest because he knows that she really wants a smartphone.
B) Jaime's father is acting out of self-interest because he wants to give her something useful.
C) Jaime is not acting out of her self-interest by wanting something different from what her father gives her.
D) Jaime is not rational by asking for a smartphone instead of a pen.
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