Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) An example of a sunk cost is the cost associated with restoring the site of a strip mine once the ore has been depleted.
• B) Sunk costs must be considered if the IRR method is used but not if the firm relies on the NPV method.
• C) 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.
• D) 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.
• E) 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.

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Definitions:

Price

The sum of money needed to buy a product, service, or property.

Demand Curve

The demand curve is a graphical representation showing the relationship between the quantity of a good consumers are willing and able to purchase and its price.

Marginal Revenue

The additional income that is generated by selling one more unit of a good or service.

Competitive Market

A market in which there are many buyers and sellers, so that each has a negligible impact on the market price.