What Is the Nature of an Opportunity Cost

question 75

Multiple Choice

What is the nature of an opportunity cost?

• A)It is always variable.
• B)It is a potential benefit.
• C)It is included as part of cost of goods sold.
• D)It is a sunk cost.

Understand the purpose and process of making closing entries in accounting.

Comprehend the concept of adjusting entries and their importance in preparing financial statements.

Identify and classify assets as current or long-term within a classified balance sheet.

Recognize and categorize different types of liabilities on a classified balance sheet.

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Definitions:

Security Market Line

A representation in finance that shows the relationship between risk (as measured by beta) and expected return of investments, used in the capital asset pricing model.

Capital Market Line

A line used in the capital asset pricing model to depict the rates of return for efficient portfolios depending on the risk-free rate of return and the level of risk (standard deviation) for a particular portfolio.

Characteristic Line

In finance, a line that describes the relationship between the return on an investment and the return on the market as a whole, used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model.

Systematic Risk

Systemic risk associated with the overall market or a particular segment of the market, widely known as market risk, remains even after diversification efforts.