Define the Three Levels of Decision Making with Examples

question 16

Essay

Define the three levels of decision making with examples.

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Definitions:

Joint Costs

Costs that are incurred up to a split-off point in the production process, making them inseparable costs shared by more than one product.

Sunk Costs

Costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered, which should not influence future business decisions since they cannot be changed.

Split-off

A point in a production process where multiple products are generated from a single input, each having its own identifiable market.

Joint Production Costs

Costs incurred during the process of producing multiple products simultaneously where the costs cannot be attributed to individual products easily.