Statement 1: "A consultant from the 'happy is productive' school of thought tends to approach business problems by examining the background of employees and then either constructing different arguments for people from different backgrounds to persuade them be more productive; or recommend firing employees from backgrounds that might make them unproductive." Statement 2: "A consultant from the 'good citizen' school of thought when faced with the possibility of cheating on an exam might try to reduce cheating by pointing out that most students don't cheat and doing it the honest way isn't that difficult." O Statement 2 is true, and 1 is false Both statements are true Statement 1 is true, but 2 is false Both statements are false.

Statement 1: "A consultant from the 'happy is productive' school of thought tends to approach business problems by examining the background of employees and then either constructing different arguments for people from different backgrounds to persuade them be more productive; or recommend firing employees from backgrounds that might make them unproductive." Statement 2: "A consultant from the 'good citizen' school of thought when faced with the possibility of cheating on an exam might try to reduce cheating by pointing out that most students don't cheat and doing it the honest way isn't that difficult." O Statement 2 is true, and 1 is false Both statements are true Statement 1 is true, but 2 is false Both statements are false.

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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