5. Your aunt is thinking about opening a hardware store. She estimates that it would cost $500 000 per year to rent the location and buy the stock. In addition, she would have to quit her $50 000 per year job as an accountant Define opportunity cost a. b. What is your aunt's opportunity cost of running a hardware store for a year? If your aunt thought she could sell $510 000 worth of merchandise in a year, should she open the store? Explain

5. Your aunt is thinking about opening a hardware store. She estimates that it would cost $500 000 per year to rent the location and buy the stock. In addition, she would have to quit her $50 000 per year job as an accountant Define opportunity cost a. b. What is your aunt's opportunity cost of running a hardware store for a year? If your aunt thought she could sell $510 000 worth of merchandise in a year, should she open the store? Explain

Economics: Private and Public Choice (MindTap Course List)

16th Edition

ISBN:9781305506725

Author:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

Publisher:James D. Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, Russell S. Sobel, David A. Macpherson

Chapter21: Costs And The Supply Of Goods

Section: Chapter Questions

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