William Invested in an Initial Public Offering

question 176

Multiple Choice

William invested in an initial public offering.After a month he lost 5 percent.After a year he lost 50 percent.After two years he lost 80 percent.William's decision to keep the investment is an example of

• A) bounded optimization.
• B) escalation of commitment.
• C) programmed decision making.
• D) strategic maximization.
• E) intuitive rationality.

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Definitions:

Journal Entry

A record in the accounting journal that represents a transaction and includes debits and credits.

Cash Register Overages

The situation where the amount of cash in a cash register exceeds the expected amount based on sales records.

Petty Cash Fund

A small amount of cash kept on hand within a business for minor, day-to-day expenses.

Cash Equivalents

Short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.