Before digital photography, most film processing companies had a policy of printing every picture on a roll of film and allowing customers to request a refund for pictures that were not clearly developed
The companies did this knowing that most customers did not ask for refunds. This was an example of consumers
A) being overly optimistic about their future behavior.
B) not making themselves aware of the policy regarding refunds.
C) failing to ignore sunk costs.
D) not taking nonmonetary opportunity costs into account.
D
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Refer to Scenario 10.4. Given the information above, what are the profit maximizing number of tickets sold and the price of tickets?
A) 0, $60 B) 20,000, $50 C) 40,000, $40 D) 60,000, $30 E) 80,000, $20
Producers are willing to offer greater quantities for sale at higher prices because
a. they have the incentive to pay the increasing opportunity cost of resources necessary to attract them from alternative uses b. they will decrease their profits by expanding production at higher prices c. the government orders them to do so d. lower prices attract new firms, which have higher costs of production e. they hire superior quality, higher-priced resources as production expands
Between 1960 and 2012, the share of federal spending allocated to national defense
a. declined sharply, while the share allocated to health care increased substantially. b. rose sharply, while the share allocated to health care declined substantially. c. was relatively constant, while the share allocated to health care declined modestly. d. declined modestly, while the share allocated to health care was relatively constant.
Your brother-in-law wants to buy either stock or bonds in Cedar Valley Furniture, which manufactures wooden furniture. He wants your advice on whether to buy stock or bonds. Explain how each of his quotes below should affect his choice between the stock and the bond
a. "I have reason to believe that people are soon going to find rocking chairs have health benefits." b. "I would like to tell people I am part owner of Cedar Valley Furniture." c. "I do not want to take on much risk."