The opportunity cost of attending class is the $15 that could have been made by watching a neighbor's child.
Opportunity cost refers to the benefits that one gives up in order to enjoy another benefit, that is, the benefit that is sacrificed.
In this question, two benefits are given up, but the real opportunity cost is the one that have the highest value, which is the $15.
Answer:
d) $13
Explanation:
contribution margin per unit:
- product B = $45
- product C = $39
- product D = $25
contribution margin per machine hour:
- product B = $45 / 2.5 = $18
- product C = $39 / 3 = <u>$13</u>
- product D = $25 / 1.25 = $20
the company should first produce 800 units of product D and use 1,000 machine hours. Then it should produce 680 units of product B using 1,700 machine hours. In order to produce the remaining 20 units of product B and the 600 units of product C, the company must rent machine hours and the maximum possible price per hour is $13 (contribution margin per machine hour product C).
Prestige pricing is a unique pricing method involving products which would actually generate less overall profit at lower prices than higher prices. As long as the product is views by the public as being "prestigious," it will be in greater demand at the higher price. If the price were lowered, the public opinion of the product would be lower and the product would be seen as less desirable. This results in the product selling less at the lower price than at the higher price.
