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3 years ago

Explain one method economics and business people use to help them make business decisions?

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djverab [1.8K]3 years ago

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Answer:

A cost-benefit analysis involves subtracting the sum of all the business costs from the business benefits.

Explanation:

Business is the act of exchanging goods and services for commercial purposes. The main aim of conducting a business for most people is to increase sales and make profit. In order to do this, there are business decisions that go into the running of business that determine how the business will perform. Most of these decisions if taken into account can lead to overall business success. There are different methods in economics that can aid a business person to make a decision, however, in this case we will consider the cost-benefit analysis as a tool of economics that can be used to make business decisions.

As indicated above, a cost-benefit analysis is a method that businesses often use to arrive at decisions. The analysis is done by first assigning monetary units to all the activities and processes that will go into the business. The total costs are then calculated from all the expenditures that will be incurred in the business. The benefits are then calculated from all the revenue expected to be got from the business. The costs are then subtracted from the benefits. The result can be either zero, negative or positive. A zero result implies that the business will break-even, there will be no losses or profits. A negative value implies that the business will go to a loss thus not advisable to venture in it. A positive result shows that the business will be profitable therefor it would be beneficial to venture into it.

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Explanation:

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A machine costing $180,000 was purchased May 1. The machine should be obsolete after four years and, therefore, no longer useful

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Answer:

Straight line depreciation expense

Year 1 = $27,500

Year 2, 3 ,4 = $41,250

Double declining method

Year 1: $60,000

Year 2: $60,000

Year 3: $30,000

Year 4: $15,000

Explanation:

Straight line depreciation expense = (Cost of asset - Salvage value) / useful life

( $180,000 - $15,000) / 4 = $41,250

Depreciation expense every year would be 41250 expect in year 1 when the machine was used for only 8 months.

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90,000 / 12 = $7,500

$7,500 x 8 = $60,000

Book value at the beginning of year 2 = $180,000 - $60,000 = $120,000

Depreciation expense in year 2 = 0.5 x $120,000 = $60,000

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rE = pA * rA + pB * rB + ... + pN * rN

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