Which of the following best describes an opportunity cost: a. it is a relevant cost in decision making, but is not part of the traditional accounting records.
b. it is not a relevant cost in decision making, but is part of the traditional accounting records.
c. it is a relevant cost in decision making, and is part of the traditional accounting records.
d. it is not a relevant cost in decision making, and is not part of the traditional accounting records.

The answer is A.

Explanation:

Opportunity cost is the cost of an action that was not chosen or selected. It is also the cost of alternative forgone. For example, Mr A has two choices - taking employment of $20,000 per annum or being self-employed (setting up a farm that will generate $25,000 per annum). He decides to go for farming. The opportunity cost here is the cost of taking the employment ($20,000).

Opportunity cost is relevant in decision making. Companies use opportunity cost when making strategic or tactical decisions. There must be an alternative to every decision which must be considered before making a decision.

Though opportunity cost is a relevant cost but it is never shown on financial statement. It is never part of financial records.

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know