You Spent $500 Last Week Fixing the Transmission in Your

question 70

Multiple Choice

You spent $500 last week fixing the transmission in your car.Now,the brakes are acting up and you are trying to decide whether to fix them or trade the car in for a newer model.In analyzing the brake situation,the $500 you spent fixing the transmission is a(n) ________ cost.

• A)opportunity
• B)fixed
• C)incremental
• D)sunk
• E)relevant

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Definitions:

Marginal Tax Rate

The rate at which your last dollar of income is taxed, indicating the percentage of tax applied to your next dollar of taxable income.

Coupons

The interest payments made to bondholders, typically on an annual or semi-annual basis.

Yield-to-maturity

The total return anticipated on a bond if it is held until the end of its lifetime, taking into account both interest payments and capital gains or losses.

After-tax Rate

The rate of return on an investment after accounting for taxes, giving a more accurate reflection of the actual take-home returns.