Question

Greg, a landscaper, is planning on opening his own landscaping company. He currently earns $50,000 per year working for his uncle but he will need to quit that job. He hires one employee at an annual wage of $15,000. He needs to pay rent of $8,000 per year. He plans to use $12,000 in savings to pay for the equipment he needs, the market value of the equipment at the end of the year is $10,000. Also he needs to buy $3,000 of goods and services from other firms. The current interest rate on savings is 7 percent. Greg predicts that the revenue from the new landscaping company is $80,000 a year. What is total opportunity cost incurred by Greg in running his own business

Answer 1

Answer: $52,840

Explanation:

The opportunity cost are the benefits he will give up to pursue his current venture of landscaping.

= Salary from working for uncle + Interest on the Savings to be used in business + Difference in market value if he waits till the end of the year

= 50,000 + (7% * 12,000) + (12,000 - 10,000)

= $52,840