Consider the Following Scenario to Answer the Next Four Questions

question 109

Multiple Choice

Consider the following scenario to answer the next four questions: Two friends, Rachel and Joey, enjoy baking bread and making apple pies. Rachel takes two hours to bake 1 loaf of bread and one hour to make 1 pie. Joey takes four hours to bake 1 loaf of bread and four hours to make 1 pie.
-What is Rachel's opportunity cost of baking 1 loaf of bread?

• A) 4 pies
• B) 2 pies
• C) 1 pie
• D) 1 loaf of bread
• E) 1/2 loaf of bread

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Definitions:

Financing

The act of providing funds for business activities, making purchases or investing.

Debt

Money owed by one party to another, usually reflected as loans, bonds, or lines of credit that must be repaid with interest.

Cost Of Debt

The effective interest rate that a company pays on its total debt, serving as a measure of the expense of borrowing.

Yield To Maturity

The total return anticipated on a bond if it is held until the maturity date, considering all payments of interest and principal against the current market price.