Thousands of U

question 24

Multiple Choice

Thousands of U.S.banks went out of business in the 1930s as a result of customers withdrawing their deposits because they feared that the banks were running out of money.This is an example of

• A) the misapplication of the anchoring and adjustment heuristic.
• B) the correspondence bias.
• C) a self-fulfilling prophecy.
• D) attributional ambiguity.

Identify and calculate average, marginal, average fixed, and average variable costs.

Determine the impact of external factors such as taxes and technology on opportunity costs.

Analyze the role and importance of sunk costs in economic and business decisions.

Understand the implications of fixed costs in the short and long term.

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Definitions:

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