Scenario 9.1 Jane Left Her Job at Siemens and Started Her Own

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Scenario 9.1
Jane left her job at Siemens and started her own boutique. She used to earn $50,000 annually at Siemens. She took a loan of $10,000 and used $20,000 from her personal savings to begin her venture. She agreed to repay the loan with 10% interest. Her business is bringing in $80,000 annually. She has rent and labor expenses of $15,000. Also assume that Jane could have used her own money i.e. $20,000 to buy stocks in Intel which would have returned 5% to her last year.
-Suppose a mechanic uses $150,000 of his own money to start a business. The rate of interest he could earn in a savings account is 5 percent, and the rate of interest he could earn by investing in bonds is 8 percent. What is the opportunity cost of capital when the mechanic uses his money to start his own business?

• A)$7,500/year
• B)$8,000/year
• C)$19,500/year
• D)$12,000/year
• E)$150,000/year

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