I asked my neighbor to rake the leaves on his lawn because they are blowing into my yard.He responded that it wouldn't be rational for him to do so.Why would this be the case?
A) My neighbor lacks the equipment to rake leaves and thinks it would take too long to do the job.
B) My neighbor is a busy person and doesn't have time to rake leaves.
C) My neighbor is getting revenge on me because I didn't rake the leaves on my lawn last year.
D) My neighbor is a lawyer who values his time at $200 an hour and knows that he can hire a high school kid to rake leaves for $20 an hour.
E) My neighbor is a high school teacher and values his time at $15 an hour, and he knows that he can hire one of his students to rake leaves for $20 an hour.

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This choice suggests that the neighbor is rational in his decision-making, as he is considering the cost-benefit analysis of the situation. He values his time at a high hourly rate and knows that he can hire someone to do the job for much less than his own hourly rate. This indicates that he is not just being lazy or spiteful, but rather making a rational economic decision.

I Asked My Neighbor to Rake the Leaves on His