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Commerce · Q532

Financial Management

Graduate and Post Graduate · Commerce · question 532

Q532

Cost which has occurred already and not affected by decisions is classified as

A.
sunk cost
Answer
B.
occurred cost
C.
weighted cost
D.
mean cost

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Cost which has occurred already and not affected by decisions is classified as sunk cost. A sunk cost is a cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered. A sunk cost differs from future costs that a business may face, such as decisions about inventory purchase costs or product pricing.