Answer the Following Question(s)using the Information Below

question 153

Multiple Choice

Answer the following question(s) using the information below.Central Medical Supply Inc., a manufacturer of medical testing equipment, has $240,000 worth of an obsolete line of testing equipment.The obsolete equipment can be adapted to fit another line of testing equipment at a cost of $64,000; the market value would then be $136,000.However, Tripac offered to purchase the obsolete equipment as is for $88,000.
-What is the opportunity cost associated with the adaptation of the equipment to another line of testing equipment assuming Central accepts Tripac's offer?

• A)$72,000
• B)$88,000
• C)$63,000
• D)$240,000
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The cost added by producing one additional unit of a product or service, a key factor in economic decision-making.

Demand Schedule

is a table that lists the quantity of a good that consumers are willing to buy at different price levels, showing the relationship between price and quantity demanded.

Marginal Cost

The cost of producing one additional unit of a product, reflecting changes in variable cost as output is adjusted.

Average Cost

The total cost of production divided by the number of goods produced, providing a cost per unit of output.