Marxs sunk costs are defined as inability to realize in the market the full value of their product and the residual value of capital investment.

虽然马克思没有使用沉淀成本这一概念，但已认识到沉淀成本的本质特征——成本补偿或价值实现问题。

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Then, Idiscussedthe sunk cost effect on the investment decision of the firm.

并提出了降低沉没成本对企业投资决策影响的方法。

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So in order for the marginal return to be attractive, you have to consider the presence and financial terms around those sunk investment costs.

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The key to our business was getting large initial orders from a customer and cashing their check quickly so the customer viewed their investment as sunk cost.

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