Jen is offered a job answering the phone in the State U economics department during lunchtime, from noon to 1 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays. Her reservation wage for this job is $15 per hour. If the department chair offers Jen $150 per week, will Jen accept this job?
A) There's not enough information to determine what Jen would do.
B) Yes, accepting the job means a positive economic surplus for Jen.
C) No, accepting the job means a negative economic surplus for Jen.
D) Yes, although accepting the job means a negative economic surplus for Jen, still it's better than having no job.
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