In 2016, David Hay started his own business, Hays Gardening and Landscapes. David was previously an employer of another business/ a) What was the opportunity costs for David when he started his business?

A. Cost of marketing to attract customers.

B. Loss of earnings from employment

C. Payment of taxes on profits

D. Risk of business failure

ANSWER:

b) Explain why this answer is correct?

B. Loss of earnings from employment

Explanation:

The opportunity cost of choosing a course of action is the returns that you would have earned from choosing the next best action.

David was employed and yet decided to quit that job and start a business. The next best thing he could have been doing was working which means that the opportunity cost was the returns from working which was his salary.

In deciding to open up his own businesses, he had to forego the opportunity costs which meant that he lost the earnings from that his employment.

in 2001, dell computer became the world’s largest personal computer vendor, continuing to

gain market share and post profits in an industry struggling with slumping sales and billions of

dollars in losses. dell sells 90% of its pcs directly to the final customer, largely bypassing the

reseller channel that accounts for most of the world’s pc sales. this direct customer relationship

is the key to dell’s business model, and provides distinct advantages over the indirect sales

model. dell’s direct relationship with the customer allows it to tailor its offerings to customer

needs, offer add-on products and services, and use the internet to offer a variety of customer

services. in addition, dell’s pcs are built to customers’ specifications upon receipt of an order,

giving dell additional advantages over indirect pc vendors who must try to forecast demand and

ship products based on those forecasts. dell’s direct sales and build-to-order model has achieved

superior performance in the pc industry in terms of inventory turnover, reduced overhead, cash

conversion, and return on investment (kraemer, et al., 2000).

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