Classify Each of the Following Costs Associated with Long-Lived Assets

question 219

Multiple Choice

Classify each of the following costs associated with long-lived assets as one of the following:
-Purchase price of land purchased for new business site

• A)Buildings
• B)Machinery and equipment
• C)Land
• D)Land improvements

---

Definitions:

Producer Surplus

The difference between the amount producers are willing and able to sell a good for and the actual amount received by them when the good is sold at the market price.

Comparative Advantage

The capacity of a person or collective to conduct a specific economic operation more effectively compared to another.

Absolute Advantage

The ability of an individual, company, or country to produce a good or service at a lower cost per unit than the cost at which any other entity produces that good or service.

Jobs Argument

An economic perspective that emphasizes the creation or maintenance of employment as a primary consideration in policy-making.