Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Which of the following are examples of common behavioral errors in decision making (multiple correct answers; check all that apply).
A. Always paying more than true willingness to pay .
B. Letting unrecoverable sunk costs influence ongoing decisions for when such costs have no bearing on benefits and costs going forward.
C. Making different decisions when an identical problem is framed in two different ways, especially when one is framed in terms of gains and the other in terms of losses.
D. Always saving too little.
E. Generally spending too little on high-quality, high-priced items.
F. Settling on a default alternative in the face of a difficult or complex decision
G. Considering the average cost and average benefit, instead of the marginal cost and marginal benefit, When choosing whether a little more or less should be bought or produced.
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General preferences and perception flaws are usually accused of wrong decision-making. General preferences are unreasonable prejudices or decisions, whereas judgment mistakes are business errors that emerge from inadequate decision-making
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