A fitness center has members sign up for recurring monthly dues payments, and they don’t send monthly payment reminders or give members notice when their membership is extending an additional year. Using your knowledge of mental accounting, how would you best explain the fitness center’s strategy?

 
 
 
 
 
 

The fitness center is trying to reduce the pain of paying for the membership by not calling attention to each payment transaction.

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