Question

Chang Industries has 1,300 defective units of product that already cost $48 each to produce. A salvage company will purchase the defective units as is for $22 each. Chang's production manager reports that the defects can be corrected for $40 per unit, enabling them to be sold at their regular market price of $38. The $48 per unit is a:

Answer 1

Answer: Sunk Cost

Explanation:

A sunk cost is an expense which a company or entity has already incurred and which cannot be recovered and so should not be considered when making decisions regarding incremental benefits or costs to an investment.

The $48 had already been incurred to produce the defective units and cannot be recovered so it is a sunk cost that should not be considered moving forward.