Question

Oliver Industries is evaluating the manufacturing process for one of their products. Oliver has determined that the process has yearly maintenance costs of exist29,000, yearly operating costs of exist22,000, and yearly revenues of exist97,000. Two years ago, the firm spent exist6,000 upgrading the equipment used to make this product, and it expects to spend exist5,000 on additional upgrades three years from now. In this scenario, Oliver:_____.
a) has sunk costs of exist5,000.
b) has sunk costs of exist6,000.
c) has sunk costs of exist51,000.
d) does not have any sunk costs.

Answer 1

Answer:

b) has sunk costs of exist6,000.

Explanation:

The cost which already been incurred and does not effect the decision being made. This cost is prospective cost. It can be avoided in decision making process.

Sunk Cost

Upgradation of Equipment = $6,000

Other cost are the routine costs which incur every year and future cost which is expected to be incur.