Decision making is often a biased and flawed process. If a person can identify and be aware of their biases, they may be able to make better decisions for themselves and may be able to diagnose flawed decisions that affect their workplace There are nine fundamental biases that impact how people process information when making decisions. These include: (1) availability (2) representativeness, (3) confirmation, (4) sunk cost, (5) anchoring and adjustment, (6) overconfidence, (7) hindsight, (8) framing, and (9) escalation of commitment biases Hover over each name and read the scenario. Next, click and drag each name into the appropriate area in the chart to correspond with the decision-making bias that is most applicable to the situation Amber Allison Mike Sue Bill Patrick Katrina Logan Kathy Sunk-Cost Bias Anchoring and Adjustment Bias Representativeness Confirmation Bias Availability Bies Bias Overconfidence Bias Escalation of Commitment Bias Hindsight Bias Framing Bias

Suppose that xtel currently is selling at $40 per share. you buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. the rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. what is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of xtel immediately changes to (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. if the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. how would your answer to requirement 2 would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. what is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if xtel is selling after one year at (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. continue to assume that a year has passed. how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

When a shortage or a surplus arises in the loanable funds market a. the supply of loanable funds changes to return the economy to its original real interest rate b. the nominal interest rate is pulled to the new equilibrium level c. the demand for loanable funds changes to return the economy to its original real interest rate d. the real interest rate is pulled to the new equilibrium level

The a/p clerk of a company writes the checks for vendors, and the controller signs the checks. the a/p clerk hasdevised a plan to give herself a raise. she creates a new vendor for her friend's business and creates two purchaseorders for random car detailing services for $75 and $70. she writes the checks to pay these new vendors knowing thecontroller will only pay close attention to checks over $100. she delivers the checks to her friend to deposit in his bankaccount, and then he writes her a personal check for the full amount of $145.ceventually, what will be the effect of her actions? what can the company do to prevent this type of behavior? due mondav