You Woke Up Late and Are Far Behind at Work

question 67

Multiple Choice

You woke up late and are far behind at work. When you reach the end of your rope, you treat your secretary with hostility and disrespect. This mistreatment causes you to experience dissonance, which you are most likely to reduce by __________.

• A) apologizing to the secretary and bringing him back flowers from your lunch break
• B) thinking about all the irresponsible or inept things he's ever done
• C) revising your self-concept, resigning yourself to acting capriciously mean
• D) engaging in self-verification by "confessing" your bad behavior to a colleague

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Financial obligations like rent, salaries, and insurance that do not vary with changes in production or sales figures.

Utilization Rate

Typically refers to the ratio of currently used resources to the total available resources, often used in the context of credit utilization or operational capacity.

Net Income

The total earnings or profit of a person or company after deducting all expenses and taxes.

Variable Costs

Expenses that fluctuate based on the amount of products or services a company generates.