If Everyone Who Use the Same Equipment Performs Poorly, the Tendency

question 84

Multiple Choice

If everyone who use the same equipment performs poorly, the tendency is to attribute any one person's poor performance to __________ causes; however, if other people who use the same equipment perform well while one person performs poorly, the tendency is to attribute that individual's poor performance to __________ causes.

• A) external; internal
• B) internal; external
• C) external; external
• D) internal; internal
• E) inside; outside

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Definitions:

Bond Purchase

The act of acquiring bonds, which are securities representing a loan made by an investor to a borrower, often for the purpose of investment and receiving interest income.

Profit Margin

A financial ratio that measures the percentage of profit a company earns from its total revenue.

Total Asset Turnover

Total asset turnover is a financial ratio that measures the efficiency of a company's use of its assets in generating sales revenue; it indicates how well a company can convert its assets into revenue.

Return on Total Assets

A financial ratio that measures a company's profitability in relation to its total assets, indicating how effectively a company uses its assets to generate profit.