Ricky, a sales manager, can select either Greta or Bob as his new assistant sales manager. Both are equally qualified. He selects Greta because he believes that women are soft-spoken and polite, making better managers. Ricky is influenced by:

A. the salience effect.
B. stereotypes.
C. overt discrimination.
D. social status.
E. biases.

Jamie is saving for a trip to europe. she has an existing savings account that earns 3 percent annual interest and has a current balance of $4,200. jamie doesn’t want to use her current savings for vacation, so she decides to borrow the $1,600 she needs for travel expenses. she will repay the loan in exactly one year. the annual interest rate is 6 percent. a. if jamie were to withdraw the $1,600 from her savings account to finance the trip, how much interest would she forgo? .b. if jamie borrows the $1,600 how much will she pay in interest? c. how much does the trip cost her if she borrows rather than dip into her savings?