Cost of good: Cost of good includes the cost of material, cost of production and cost of transportation. The total amount of money which is spent on producing a particular good is its cost.
The benefit of good: When the selling price of a good is more than its cost, the difference in amount is called a benefit or profit of good.
To determine:
The comparison of cost and benefit in different units and goods.
Answer to Problem 1CC
One needs to quantify the values of cost and benefit in equal terms of cash today when they are in different units or good. The market price of units or goods must be known for comparison.
Explanation of Solution
For Example, A offers B ten ounces of silver in return for five ounces of gold. It is incorrect for A to accept ten ounces of silver without knowing respective prices of both gold and silver in the market. If the market price of silver is $60 per ounce and that of gold is $140 per ounce, B can calculate the benefit that will be received after accepting silver and can calculate the cost that will be incurred after giving gold. The benefit that B will receive in this case is $600 and the cost that will be incurred is 700. Now B can easily take a decision by comparing cost and benefit of the proposal.
Thus, to compare cost and benefit in a different unit or goods one needs to quantify their values in equivalent terms.
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