Mitch Has $100 to Spend and Wants to Buy Either

question 188

Multiple Choice

Mitch has $100 to spend and wants to buy either a new amplifier for his guitar or a new mp3 player to listen to music while working out.Both the amplifier and the mp3 player cost $100,so he can only buy one.This illustrates the basic concept that

• A) trade can make everyone better off.
• B) people face trade-offs
• C) rational people think at the margin.
• D) people respond to incentives.

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Definitions:

ASPE

Accounting Standards for Private Enterprises, a set of accounting practices and principles for private companies in Canada.

Equity Basis

An accounting method where investments are recorded at the original cost plus or minus any subsequent changes in the value of the invested assets, often used in consolidation.

Cost Basis

The original value of an asset for tax purposes, usually the purchase cost, adjusted for stock splits, dividends, and return of capital distributions.

Unanimous Consent

An agreement method where all parties involved must agree entirely on a decision or action.