Ben is planning a ground-breaking ceremony for the company's new headquarters in Charlotte,North Carolina.He has a limited budget.If he rents air-conditioned tents,he will go over budget.He thinks he could ask one of the business units to cover the expense.If everyone is sweating through their suits while they eat at the reception,the day might be a failure,even if everything else runs smoothly.Ben is at which step in rational decision making?
A) Identify a set of rational alternatives
B) Evaluate the possible alternatives
C) Select which alternative to implement
D) Evaluate decision effectiveness
E) Recognize and define the decision situation

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Ben is evaluating the possible alternatives of renting air-conditioned tents or asking a business unit to cover the additional expense. He has not yet selected which alternative to implement or evaluated decision effectiveness, so options C and D can be eliminated. Ben is already aware of the decision situation and has identified a set of rational alternatives, so options A and E can also be eliminated. Therefore, the best choice is B, evaluating the possible alternatives.

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