Don's Pasture Apple Cider Company Buys Four Inputs When Producing

question 118

Multiple Choice

Don's Pasture Apple Cider Company buys four inputs when producing apple cider: apples, glass bottles, apple presses, and computers for record keeping. If the company decides to become vertically integrated backward, it is most likely to:​

• A)start growing apples next.
• B)start making glass bottles next.
• C)start making apple presses next.
• D)start making computers next.
• E)internalize the production of all these inputs at the same time.

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Definitions:

Present Value

The present value of a future amount of money or series of payments, calculated based on a certain rate of return.

Initial Investment

The amount of money used to start a business or project.

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The expenses a company incures during its day-to-day operational activities, usually excluding non-cash costs like depreciation.

Current Salvage Value

The estimated value that an asset can be sold for at the end of its useful life in its present condition.