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Opportunity Cost and Actual Cost
Opportunity Cost and Actual Cost
Opportunity Cost is the cost incurred due to the income foregone due to
scarcity of resources.
Actual Cost are cost that the company has to bear in terms of labor wages,
machinery maintenance, plant & building, …. etc.
Business cost is the cost incurred by company to carry out business e.g tender
submission fee, depreciation of equipment, …. etc.
Full cost includes opportunity cost, business cost and normal profit.
Explicit Cost is the actual payment made by a firm for use of an input owned
or controlled by others e.g purchase of raw materials.
Implicit Cost are cost opportunities foregone that do not involve cash
involvement.