In Early July, Colin Marks Purchased a $70 Ticket to the December

question 41

Multiple Choice

In early July, Colin Marks purchased a $70 ticket to the December 15 game of the Sarasota Shippers. Parking for the game was expected to cost approximately $22, and Marks would probably spend another $15 for a souvenir program and food. It is now December 14. The Shippers were having a miserable season and the temperature was expected to peak at 5 degrees on game day. Marks therefore decided to skip the game and took his wife to the movies, with tickets and dinner costing $50. The sunk cost associated with this decision situation is:

• A) $20.
• B) $50.
• C) $70.
• D) $107.
• E) None of the answers is correct.

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