Blossom's Flowers Purchases Roses for Sale for Valentine's Day

question 14

Multiple Choice

Blossom's Flowers purchases roses for sale for Valentine's Day.The roses are purchased for $10 a dozen and are sold for $20 a dozen.Any roses not sold on Valentine's Day can be sold for $5 per dozen.The owner will purchase 1 of 3 amounts of roses for Valentine's Day: 100,200,or 400 dozen roses.The opportunity loss for buying 400 dozen roses and selling 200 dozen roses at the full price is

• A)- $2,000
• B)$1,000
• C)$500
• D)$0

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Definitions:

Internal Rate of Return

The discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of all cash flows from a particular project equal to zero, used to evaluate the profitability of potential investments.

Accounting Basis

Refers to the method of recording accounting transactions; either on a cash basis or on an accrual basis.

Required Return

The minimum return an investor anticipates or requires from an investment to make it worthwhile.

Ackerman Geometry

The front-end setup that allows a vehicle to steer so that the tires track freely during a turn. During a turn, the inboard wheel on a steer axle has to track a tighter circle than the outer wheel. Ackerman geometry is also known as toe-out during turns and it allows the inner and outer wheels to turn at different angles so that both wheels can roll through a turn without tire scrubbing.