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Jane wins $100,000 in the lottery and immediately uses her winnings to open a donut shop. Her direct costs for the first year are $50,000. Alternatively, Jane could have placed her lottery winnings in a savings account earning 10 percent annual interest. Jane's total cost is


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Productive Capacity

The maximum output a company can produce using its existing resources in a given period, without sacrificing quality.

Units-of-Activity Method

A depreciation method that allocates the cost of an asset over its useful life based on units of production or usage rather than time.

Depreciation Expense

The allocation of the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, representing how much of the asset's value has been used up during the period.

Straight-Line Method

A technique for estimating an asset's depreciation, where it's presumed the asset depreciates uniformly each year throughout its productive lifespan.

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