Cost Analysis

3/31/98


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Table of Contents

Cost Analysis

Introduction

Incorrect analysis can ...

You pay $5K for option to buy land ...

Forget Sunk Cost!

PPT Slide

Another Flight?

More analysis ...

Should Continental Add Flight?

Other Important Considerations

Transportation Costs

Another Transportation Cost

Firm Size & Plant Size

Suppose firm builds another MES ...

Economies ...

Diseconomies ...

Economies of Scope

Economies of Scope ...

Learning Curves

Break-Even Output

Break-Even Output

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL)

Now for the most difficult part ...

Difficulties

More Difficulties

More Difficulties

Another Difficulty - Inflation

Cost Index Example

Divide Cost Per Unit in Later Year by Earlier Year

Electricity & Gas Calculations

How much to buy same market basket?

The Average Change in Prices for CSU Chico

Other Interesting Data

More Interesting Data

Even More Interesting Data

Author: Frederica Shockley