Explain the Difference Between a Sunk Cost and an Opportunity

question 12

Essay

Explain the difference between a sunk cost and an opportunity cost and give an example of each.

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entry

A journal entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the appropriate years.

Open Account

A credit arrangement where goods or services are provided to a customer with the understanding that the customer will pay the supplier at a later date.

Note Written

A formally documented obligation in which one party promises to pay another party a predetermined sum of money at a specified date.

Interest-Bearing Note

A debt instrument that pays interest at a predetermined rate to the holder, typically issued in exchange for a loan or credit extended to the borrower.