Laura Is a Manager for HP

question 16

Multiple Choice

Laura is a manager for HP. When Laura must decide whether to produce a few additional printers, she is choosing at the margin when she compares

• A) the total revenue from sales of printers to the total cost of producing all the printers.
• B) the extra revenue from selling a few additional printers to the extra costs of producing the printers.
• C) HP's printers to printers from competing companies, such as Lexmark.
• D) the extra revenue from selling a few additional printers to the average cost of producing the additional printers.

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Definitions:

First-level Outcomes

The initial results or consequences that directly follow an action, event, or decision.

Second-level Outcomes

The indirect or subsequent results of actions or decisions, often more removed in time and not as immediately observable as first-level outcomes.

Instrumentality

The perceived relationship between performance and the attainment of desired outcomes or rewards.

Word Processing

The use of computer software to enter, edit, format, and output text.