When a Decision Is Made in an Organization, It Is

question 43

Multiple Choice

When a decision is made in an organization, it is selected from a group of alternative courses of action (i.e., decision alternatives) . The loss associated with not choosing a given decision alternative is referred to as a(n) :

• A) Sunk cost.
• B) Discretionary.
• C) Opportunity cost.
• D) Committed cost.
• E) Outlay cost.

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