slader When you decided to start your consulting company, you were previously earning $ 50,000/year working forthe large private consulting company Accenture. When you started the business it cost $ 100,000 to rent anoffice building, purchase computers, furniture and other office equipment. What was your opportunity costof opening your own consulting company

Opportunity cost refers to value of sacrifice one make for making a particular decision. Here, the cost of opportunity of leaving a job to start a business will be = Salary lost due to starting a business + Money initially spend on setting up of business + interest lost on initial investment (which you could have otherwise earned had you invested the money elsewhere) - potential profit from the business

Calculating the annual opportunity cost

Salary lost per year = $50,000

Money initially spend = $100,000

Let us assume the interest rate to be 2% and at this rate as i have not spend the money on starting the business. So interest per year = 100,000 * 2 * 1 / 100 = $2000

Thus, opportunity cost = $50,000 + $100,000 + $2000 - potential profit from the business. So therefore, Opportunity Cost is $152,000 - potential profit from the business per year.

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