Question

Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT? a. Sunk costs are the costs associated with "the road not taken". They represent the alternative cost of an asset if that asset were not already owned by the firm; therefore, these costs should be included in the capital budgeting analysis. b. Opportunity costs and sunk costs are tricky when analyzing capital budgeting projects. In summary, for a correct capital budgeting analysis, opportunity costs must be included in the analysis while sunk costs should be ignored—the money is gone whether the project is undertaken or not. c. Sunk costs are cash outlays a company has made in the past, and they can't be recovered whether the new project goes forward or not. Thus, you don't include these costs in the project's capital budgeting analysis. d. An opportunity cost represents the best return a company could get on an asset it already owns. It is the cost of losing out on something if you greenlight the project, so you want to include this cost in the capital budgeting analysis. e. While an opportunity cost is not an actual cash outlay, this cost must be added to the project's costs when you calculate its net present value.

Answer 1

Answer:

A

Explanation:

Sunk cost is cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered. It should not be considered in making future decisions.

Opportunity cost is the cost of the next best option forgone when one alternative is chosen over other alternatives. Opportunity costs are costs associated with "the road not taken".

An example of opportunity cost : you quit your job where you ern $50,000 to start your business. the opportunity cost of starting your business is $50,000 - your salary that you would be forgoing to start your business