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Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis Video and Quiz

Updated: August 31 2023,
Author: barrel fan
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Choice, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economic Systems, Incentive, Scarcity
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This video teaches the concepts of Decision Making and Cost-Benefit Analysis. Decision making refers to the process by which rational consumers seeking their own happiness or utility will make choices. Cost-benefit analysis is a technique for deciding whether an action should be taken by comparing its benefits and costs. [TRANSCRIPT]

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