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The term sunk cost of an asset is all expenses charged to it in the past

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A sunk cost is a cost that has already occurred and cannot be RECOVERED by any means. Sunk costs are independent of any event and should not be considered when making investment or project decisions. Only relevant costs (costs that relates to a SPECIFIC decision and will change depending on that decision) should be considered when making such decisions.

All sunk costs are considered fixed costs. However, it is IMPORTANT to realize that not all fixed costs are considered sunk costs. Recall that sunk costs cannot be recovered. Take for example equipment (a fixed cost). Equipment can be RESOLD or returned at a DETERMINED price, therefore it is not a sunk cost.



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