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question 107

Multiple Choice

Use the following information to answer the question(s) below.
Suppose that you have received two job offers.Rearden Metal offers you a contract for $75,000 per year for the next two years while Wyatt Oil offers you a contract for $90,000 per year for the next two years.Both jobs are equivalent.Suppose that Rearden Metal's contract is certain,but Wyatt Oil has a 60% chance of going bankrupt at the end of the year.In the event that Wyatt Oil files for bankruptcy,it will cancel your contract and pay you the lowest amount possible for you to not quit.If you do quit,you expect you could find a new job paying $75,000 per year,but you would be unemployed for four months while searching for this new job.
-If you take the job with Wyatt Oil,then,in the event of bankruptcy,the least amount that Wyatt Oil would pay you next year is closest to:

• A)$45,000.
• B)$50,000.
• C)$54,000.
• D)$75,000.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological theory which posits that individuals experience discomfort and distress when holding two or more conflicting cognitions, leading them to seek consistency.

Internal Attribution

The process of attributing the cause of behavior to internal, personal characteristics rather than to external, situational factors.

Weiner's Attribution Theory

A theory that explains how individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behavior, attributing them to either internal dispositions or external situations.

Intrinsic

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