Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 22, Problem 22.2CTF
Summary Introduction
Case summary:
DR is a manager who is regularly looking for affirmation that his decisions are correct.
To determine: The type of bias that DR most likely portray.
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
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