Question

Justin is in charge of the central region, with several dozen stores reporting to him. Last year, he analyzed sales data for demographically comparable areas and decided that Greenville would be the perfect location for a store. Since the store’s opening, it has had 40% less sales than stores of similar size. On the other hand, the convenience store down the block seems to be very popular. Justin believes that if the store were larger, it could stock more merchandise and then more people would shop there. He wants to build an expensive addition onto the store.

A- Justifying past decisions

B- Being influenced by emotions

C- Perpetuating the status quo

D- Overconfidence

Answer 1

Letter A is correct. Justifying past decisions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Alternative A is correct, as Justin is justifying past decisions in order to find arguments to support a failed decision.

When a decision does not meet the expected expectations, it is common for the individual to seek information and justifications to support his point of view on a particular decision, so in order to be able to justify himself about a failure, they avoid information that contradicts them.

In this case, the information is collected and interpreted according to the individual perspective.