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2 years ago

1. Explain the concept of opportunity cost with an appropriate example.

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inn [45]2 years ago

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Answer:

Concept & example of Opportunity Cost

Explanation:

Opportunity Cost is the cost of next best alternative foregone, while choosing an alternative. This arises because of 'choice' problem, due to unlimited wants & limited resources - having alternative uses.

Eg : If I can have 2 chapatis or a bowl of rice. And, I eat a bowl of rice. Then, 'opportunity cost' of a rice bowl is - the next best available '2 chapattis' foregone for the former.

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Explanation:

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L. Bowers and V. Lipscomb are partners in Elegant Event Consultants. Bowers and Lipscomb share income equally. M. Ortiz will be

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Answer: See attachment and explanation

Explanation:

1. Ortiz purchased a 20% interest for $20,000.

Total capital after the admission of the partner will be:

= ($96000 - $4000) + ($40000 - $4000) + $20000

= $92000 + $36000 + $20000

= $148000

The share of new partner in the capital structure will be:

= Total capital × Interest of new partner

= $148000 × 20%

= $29600

There'll be a deficiency in the profit which the existing partner contributes to and this will be:

= $29600 - $20000

= $9600

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2. Ortiz purchased a 30% interest for $60,000.

Total capital after the admission of the partner will be:

= ($96000 - $4000) + ($40000 - $4000) + $60000

= $92000 + $36000 + $60000

= $188000

The share of new partner in the capital structure will be:

= Total capital × Interest of new partner

= $188000 × 30%

= $56400

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Answer:

Benefit domestic producers of the protected good and harm domestic consumers of the protected good.

Explanation:

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"Parker Company stock is currently selling for $130.00 per share and the firm's dividends are expected to grow at 6 percent inde

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Answer:

Cost of equity = 10.7%

Explanation:

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P = D× (1+g)/(r-g)

P- price of stock, D- dividend payable now, g- growth rate in dividend, r- cost of equity

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cross multiplying

(r-0.06)× 130 = 5.50 × (1+r)

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collecting like terms

130 r - 5.50r=5.50 + 7.8

124.5 r= 13.3

Divide both sides by 124.5

r =13.3 /124.5= 0.1068

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Cost of equity = 10.7%

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Answer:

a. FALSE

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1. Explain the concept of opportunity cost with an appropriate example.​

1. Explain the concept of opportunity cost with an appropriate example.