Jasmine Started a New Business in the Current Year

question 103

Multiple Choice

Jasmine started a new business in the current year. She incurred $10,000 of start-up costs. How much of the start-up costs can be immediately expensed (excluding amounts amortized over 180 months) for the year?

• A) $0.
• B) $2,500.
• C) $5,000.
• D) $10,000.
• E) None of the choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale.

Diseconomies of Scale

The situation where a company or business grows so large that the costs per unit increase, leading to inefficiency.

Constant Returns to Scale

A condition in production where increasing the inputs results in a proportional increase in output.

Diseconomies of Scale

A condition in which a firm experiences increased costs per unit when it scales up its production due to inefficiencies.