Answer:
The chosen option (considering enrollment costs and opportunity cost) is:
b) College course.
Explanation:
a) Data and Calculations:
Costs/Benefits
College Course Community Course
Cost $2,600 $1,390
Opportunity costs -2,080 2,080
Net costs $520 $3,470
Distance to course 0.40 miles 16 miles
(walking distance) (driving distance)
Timing of course Weekday Weekend
Number of meetings 16 8
b) With the College course option, you will earn $2,080 ($260 * 8) weekdays to offset part of the enrollment cost. With the Community course option, $2,080 will be lost in opportunity cost, thereby increasing the total costs incurred. These costs are apart from the driving costs associated with traveling 16 miles to the Community Course at the local library.
I 'm not sure but the answer might be A.
Answer:
Tim's business should have 50 sales person
Explanation:
Number of customers = 1,000 customers
Call frequesncy to each = 50 times
Average Length of call = 2 hours
Average sales persons time = 2,000 hours per year
Total Time = Customers x Average time per call x Call frequesncy
Total Time = 1,000 x 2 x 50 = 100,000 hours per year
Number of Sales people required = Total time / Average time per sales person = 100,000 / 2,000 = 50 sales person
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Opportunity cost refers to the of loss of profit when an individual or firm chooses one alternative over other.
The statement in the given case, depicts the opportunity cost one has to pay of using the scarce resources that could be sued on different alternatives.
The lunch is never free depicts that one could have used it in other alternatives that may have produced some economic benefits.
Hence, the correct option is B.
