When Doug is asked whether he would prefer sweetbreads and kumquats or tripe and starfruit, he replies "I don't know". This is a violation of which assumption?
A)Non- satiation
B)Consistency.
C)Completeness
D)Transitivity

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The assumption being violated is completeness, which assumes that individuals can always make a choice between any two options presented to them. By responding "I don't know", Doug is indicating that he is unable to make a choice between the two options presented to him, violating the completeness assumption. Non-satiation assumes that individuals prefer more of a good to less, consistency assumes that individuals do not change their preferences based on irrelevant factors, and transitivity assumes that if an individual prefers A to B and B to C, then they also prefer A to C.

When Doug Is Asked Whether He Would Prefer Sweetbreads and Kumquats