An Inductive Judgment Is One in Which a Person

question 25

Multiple Choice

An inductive judgment is one in which a person

• A) tries to make predictions about upcoming events on the basis of evidence already available.
• B) tries to make a cause-and-effect judgment about an observed state of affairs.
• C) begins with a general statement and asks what other specific claims follow from this.
• D) begins with specific facts or observations and seeks to draw a general conclusion from them.

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Definitions:

Economic Profits

The difference between a firm's total revenue and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, representing excess earnings over the normal rate of return.

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