Which of the Following Statements Is CORRECT

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

• A) An example of a sunk cost is the cost associated with restoring the site of a strip mine once the ore has been depleted.
• B) Sunk costs must be considered if the IRR method is used but not if the firm relies on the NPV method.
• C) A good example of a sunk cost is a situation where a bank opens a new office,and that new office leads to a decline in deposits of the bank's other offices.
• D) A good example of a sunk cost is money that a banking corporation spent last year to investigate the site for a new office,then expensed that cost for tax purposes,and now is deciding whether to go forward with the project.
• E) If sunk costs are considered and reflected in a project's cash flows,then the project's calculated NPV will be higher than it otherwise would have been had the sunk costs been ignored.

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entries

Financial entries drafted at the end of an accounting timeframe to accurately assign income and expenses to the period they were incurred.

Owner's Equity

This represents the owner's claims on the assets of the business, calculated as the difference between the total assets and total liabilities of the business.

Corporation

A legal entity separate from its owners, with rights to own assets, incur liabilities, and sell stock, subject to corporate taxes.

Closing Entries

At the close of an accounting period, records are made to move balances from interim accounts to enduring accounts.