Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) Sunk costs must be considered if the IRR method is used but not if the firm relies on the NPV method.
• B) A good example of a sunk cost is a situation where a bank opens a new office, and that new office leads to a decline in deposits of the bank's other offices.
• C) A good example of a sunk cost is money that a banking corporation spent last year to investigate the site for a new office, then expensed that cost for tax purposes, and now is deciding whether to go forward with the project.
• D) If sunk costs are considered and reflected in a project's cash flows, then the project's calculated NPV will be higher than it otherwise would be.
• E) An example of a sunk cost is the cost associated with restoring the site of a strip mine once the ore has been depleted.

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Definitions:

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good that consumers are willing to purchase.

Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded or supplied of a good changes in response to a change in its price, income levels, or other factors.

Perfectly Inelastic

A situation where demand or supply does not change in response to a change in price.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good that consumers are willing and able to purchase at different prices.