Any Event That Follows a Response and Decreases the Likelihood

question 86

Multiple Choice

Any event that follows a response and decreases the likelihood of the response occurring again is referred to as

• A)negative reinforcement.
• B)punishment.
• C)positive reinforcement.
• D)secondary reinforcement.

Develop skills in analyzing the financial impact of additional processing or alternative use of resources.

Evaluate the profitability of special orders and understand the impact of capacity on production decisions.

Understand the concepts of incremental revenue and incremental costs in the context of special orders.

Recognize the relevancy of cost and revenue information in making outsourcing decisions.

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Definitions:

Perfectly Elastic

A situation in economics where the quantity demanded or supplied responds infinitely or substantially to a change in price.

Tax Burden

The total amount of taxes paid by individuals or businesses, often expressed as a percentage of income or GDP.

Elasticity

The indicator of the responsiveness of the demand or supply of a product to shifts in key factors like price or income.

Perfectly Elastic

A perfectly elastic demand or supply refers to a situation where the quantity demanded or supplied changes infinitely in response to any change in price, represented by a horizontal line on a graph.