According to the sunk cost effects of innovation, newer firms are more likely to innovate compared to older firms because: a.They have to take into account only the costs of new technologies. b.They have to take into account the investment costs of both new and old technologies. c.The costs of old technologies are sunk for new firms, and so they can ignore them. d.The costs of new technologies are higher than the costs of old technologies for newer firms.

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According to the sunk cost effects of innovation, newer firms are more likely to innovate compared to older firms because:

	a.	They have to take into account only the costs of new technologies.
	b.	They have to take into account the investment costs of both new and old technologies.
	c.	The costs of old technologies are sunk for new firms, and so they can ignore them.
	d.	The costs of new technologies are higher than the costs of old technologies for newer firms.