In the first stage of manufacturing each final unit of a product, a firm purchases a key input at a price of $3 per unit. the firm then pays a wage rate of $5 for the time that labor is exerted, combining an additional $4 of inputs for each final unit of output produced. the firm sells every unit of the product for $16. what is the contribution of each unit of output to gdp in the current year?

University car wash built a deluxe car wash across the street from campus. the new machines cost $219,000 including installation. the company estimates that the equipment will have a residual value of $19,500. university car wash also estimates it will use the machine for six years or about 12,500 total hours. actual use per year was as follows: year hours used 1 3,100 2 1,100 3 1,200 4 2,800 5 2,600 6 1,200 prepare a depreciation schedule for six years using the following methods: 1. straight-line. 2. double-declining-balance. 3. activity-based.

Ursus, inc., is considering a project that would have a five-year life and would require a $1,650,000 investment in equipment. at the end of five years, the project would terminate and the equipment would have no salvage value. the project would provide net operating income each year as follows (ignore income taxes.):

Which of the following has the largest impact on opportunity cost