Ca final doubt

khishen shet (ca) (277 Points)

07 June 2013  

How is the opportunity cost calculated?

A company can make any one of the 3 products X,Y or Z in a year. It can exercise its option

only at the beginning of each year.

 
                                                                                              X                             Y                                 Z
SP PER UNIT                                                                   10                             12                             12
VARIABLE COST                                                               6                                 9                               7
MARKET DEMAND(UNITS)                                             3000                       2000                         1000
PRODUCTION CAPACITY(UNITS)                                 2000                       3000                          900
FIXED COST                                                                                                                                            30000
You are required to compute the opportunity costs for each of the products.
 
Answer is 6000 8000 8000 for x y and z