Answer:
sunk cost.
Explanation:
Sunk cost can be defined as a cost or an amount of money that has been spent on something in the past and as such cannot be recovered. Thus, because a sunk cost has been incurred by an individual or organization it can't be recovered and as such it is irrelevant in the decision-making process such as investments, projects etc.
Basically, sunk costs are referred to as fixed costs.
Sunk costs are the opposite of relevant costs because they can't be changed or recovered, as they've been spent or contracted in the past already. Hence, relevant cost are relevant for decision-making purposes but not sunk costs.
Hence, a cost incurred in the past that is not relevant to any current decision is classified as a sunk cost.
For example, ABC investors decide to acquire land and develop residential houses at a location X. This decision is informed on the fact that the government had recently enacted a policy that led to an increase in demand for residential properties in that location. 6 months into construction of the residential houses, the government reviews and rescinds the policy. This leads to a sharp decline in property values in location X. ABC investors had already incurred 10 million dollars in the project. The 10 million dollars is considered sunk cost.
Answer:
$130,000
Explanation:
Sarah is making use of the needs approach to determine how much life insurance to buy
The first step is to calculate the total amount of life insurance
Total amount of life insurance = Total needs - total assets
Total need = income needs + cash needs + special needs
= $140,000 + $30,000 + $100,000
= $270,000
Total assets= retirement plan + bank account + investment account
= $30,000 + $20,000 + $40,000
= $90,000
Total amount of life insurance = $270,000-$90,000
= $180,000
Since Sarah is covered by $50,000 group insurance by her employer then the additional life insurance that should be purchased can be calculated as follows
= $180,000 - $50,000
= $130,000
Answer:
This question is incomplete, here are the missing answers:
<em>a. medium of exchange</em>
<em>b. unit of account</em>
<em>c. backed by a precious metal</em>
<em>d. store of value</em>
<u>The answer is </u><u>c.</u>
Explanation:
Money has three general functions (characteristics):
- <em>medium of exchange</em> - Mainly created as the substitute of barter, money has the elementary use as an intermediary when exchanging goods or services.
- <em>unit of account</em> - In order to compare the value of certain goods and services, it is essential to measure them. This is where money applies as unit of account.
- <em>store of value </em>- Given that the money is stable (purchasing power and limited inflation), it is a general option for storing value. That means it can always be easily exchanged into goods or services, no matter the time.
According to basic elimination, <u>c. is the correct answer</u>. Also, it is also known that <em>backing money with gold</em> or silver reserves is an old practice which is irrelevant for most currencies nowadays. Today, the government is backing up the value of its currency. Such money is called <em>fiat money</em>.
Answer:
the variable cost ratio is 60 % (option d)
Explanation:
The variable cost ratio (VCR) represents the ratio of variable costs to sales. Therefore
VCR = (total variable costs)/(total sales)
since
total variable costs = variable costs * services provided = $21/hour * 12000 hours/year = $252000 /year
total sales = price of service * services provided = $35/hour * 12000 hours/year = $420000 /year
thus
VCR = ($252000 /year) / ($420000 /year) = 0.6 = 60 %
Answer:
CPI and WPI
Explanation: Consumer Price Index measures the percentage change in the price of a basket of goods and services consumed by households. Wholesale Price Index is the price of representative of basket of wholesale goods.
