Exhibit 3-2: the Text Suggests That in Selecting and Stating

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Exhibit 3-2: The text suggests that in selecting and stating a research problem, one should avoid trivial questions, strive for a balance between generality and specificity, and avoid philosophical and judgmental issues.One of these criteria may have been violated in the following examples.Examine each problem, then indicate the kind of violation.
-Refer to Exhibit 3-2.Is it right to separate at-risk students from other students in high school? The text suggests that in selecting and stating a research problem, one should

• A) avoid trivial questions.
• B) strive for a balance between generality and specificity.
• C) avoid philosophical and judgmental issues.
• D) none has been violated

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Definitions:

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs of using resources that a company already owns, essentially the income the company could have earned by using these resources in another way.

Explicit Costs

Direct, out-of-pocket payments for expenses incurred in conducting business, such as wages and materials.

Nonexpenditure Costs

Costs not directly involving monetary payment but may include time, effort, or loss of opportunity.

Economic Cost

A payment that must be made to obtain and retain the services of a resource; the income a firm must provide to a resource supplier to attract the resource away from an alternative use; equal to the quantity of other products that cannot be produced when resources are instead used to make a particular product.