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Label each of the following statements as either true (âTâ) orfalse (âFâ).
a) An opportunity cost is the potential benefit that is lost bytaking a specific action when two or more alternative choices areavailable.
b) A sunk cost will change with a future course of action.
c) An out-of-pocket cost requires a current and/or future outlayof cash.
d) Relevant costs are also known as unavoidable costs.
e) Incremental costs are also known as differential costs.
Label each of the following statements as either true (âTâ) orfalse (âFâ).
a) An opportunity cost is the potential benefit that is lost bytaking a specific action when two or more alternative choices areavailable.
b) A sunk cost will change with a future course of action.
c) An out-of-pocket cost requires a current and/or future outlayof cash.
d) Relevant costs are also known as unavoidable costs.
e) Incremental costs are also known as differential costs.
Elin HesselLv2
28 Sep 2019
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