If Ferdinand prefers a Big Mac to a Whopper and a Whopper to a hotdog,but is indifferent between a Big Mac and a Quarter Pounder he must
A)prefer a Quarter Pounder to a hotdog.
B)prefer a Whopper to a Quarter Pounder.
C)be indifferent between a Quarter Pounder and a Whopper.
D)be indifferent between a Whopper and a hotdog.

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Given Ferdinand's preferences, we can infer that since he prefers a Big Mac to both a Whopper and a hotdog, and is indifferent between a Big Mac and a Quarter Pounder, he must also prefer a Quarter Pounder to a hotdog by transitivity of preference.

If Ferdinand Prefers a Big Mac to a Whopper and a Whopper