Mega Manufacturing Has Defective Inventory on Hand, Which Cost $27,000

question 63

Multiple Choice

Mega Manufacturing has defective inventory on hand, which cost $27,000 to manufacture. The company can sell the defective inventory as is for $18,000 or rework the units at a cost of $12,000 and sell the inventory for $26,000. The sunk cost and the opportunity cost of selling the inventory as is (rather than rework the units) are: Sunk Cost Opportunity Cost

• A) $0 $18,000
• B) $27,000 $14,000
• C) $27,000 $18,000
• D) $18,000 $14,000

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Definitions:

Faulty Hindsight

The misjudgment of the reasons behind past decisions based on the outcome rather than on the information available at the time.

Sunk Costs

Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered, which should not influence future business or personal decisions.

Escalated Commitment

A pattern of behavior in which an individual or group continues to rationalize their decisions, invest additional resources, and follow a failing course of action.

Risky Shift

The tendency for groups to make riskier decisions than the average risk initially advocated by their individual members.