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If you buy a ticket to an outdoor concert but come down with a bad cold on the night of the show, the principle of ____ suggests you should not consider the money you already spent on the ticket when deciding whether or not to go.

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sunk cost

Step-by-step explanation:

Sunk cost is cost that has already been incurred and it cannot be recovered. When making future decisions, sunk cost should not be considered.

The money i paid for the ticket is the sunk cost. I should not consider this cost when making the decision of whether to for the concert or not to

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