The Tingey Company Has 500 Obsolete Microcomputers That Are Carried

question 44

Multiple Choice

The Tingey Company has 500 obsolete microcomputers that are carried in inventory at a total cost of $720,000. If these microcomputers are upgraded at a total cost of $100,000, they can be sold for a total of $160,000. As an alternative, the microcomputers can be sold in their present condition for $50,000.
-The sunk cost in this situation is:

• A)$720,000
• B)$160,000
• C)$50,000
• D)$100,000

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Definitions:

Debt to Assets Ratio

A financial ratio that measures the percentage of a company's assets that are financed by debt, used to gauge a company's financial leverage.

Total Assets

The aggregate of all resources owned by a company, valued in monetary terms.

Creditors

Individuals or institutions to which money is owed by a person or entity.

Profit Margin

Measures the percentage of each dollar of sales that results in net income; computed by dividing net income by net sales.