Identify the truthfulness of the following statements.
I. A firm decides to purchase a computer for $1,500 at the end of the month. The computer will be used for administrative purposes that do not vary with the volume of product that the firm makes. The computer has no re-sale value. This is a fixed cost. At the beginning of the month, this cost is non-sunk.
II. A firm decides to purchase a computer for $1,500 at the beginning of the month. The computer will be used for administrative purposes that do not vary with the volume of product that the firm makes. The computer has no re-sale value. This is a fixed cost. At the end of the month, this cost is sunk.
A) Both I and II are true.
B) Both I and II are false.
C) I is true; II is false.
D) I is false; II is true.

Question

Identify the truthfulness of the following statements. 
I. A firm decides to purchase a computer for $1,500 at the end of the month. The computer will be used for administrative purposes that do not vary with the volume of product that the firm makes. The computer has no re-sale value. This is a fixed cost. At the beginning of the month, this cost is non-sunk.
II. A firm decides to purchase a computer for $1,500 at the beginning of the month. The computer will be used for administrative purposes that do not vary with the volume of product that the firm makes. The computer has no re-sale value. This is a fixed cost. At the end of the month, this cost is sunk.
A) Both I and II are true.
B) Both I and II are false.
C) I is true; II is false.
D) I is false; II is true.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

I is true because at the beginning of the month, the cost is planned but not yet incurred, so it is non-sunk. II is true because once the computer is purchased, the cost is incurred and cannot be recovered, making it a sunk cost.

Identify the Truthfulness of the Following Statements