Gavin, a Financial Manager of a Small Firm, Needs to Determine

question 67

True/False

Gavin, a financial manager of a small firm, needs to determine how much his company will have to borrow in the coming months. He also needs to establish when the borrowed funds will be needed. The preparation of the cash budget will help.

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Definitions:

System 2

A term often used in behavioral economics, referring to slow, deliberative, and analytical thinking, contrasted with fast, instinctive, and emotional 'System 1' thinking.

Neoclassical Assumption

Underlying principles of neoclassical economics that include rationality, individuals maximizing utility, firms maximizing profits, and markets tending toward equilibrium.

Rational Behavior

Human behavior based on comparison of marginal costs and marginal benefits; behavior designed to maximize total utility. See rational.

Cognitive Biases

Systematic patterns of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment, whereby inferences about other people and situations may be drawn in an illogical fashion.