1.With regard to organiazational structure and the calculation of costs and profits, which of the following statements is most accurate? Compared to accounting cost, economic costs tend to be

a. lower, especially for large firms orgainzed as corporations.

b.higher,especially for large firms orgainzed as corporations.

c.higher,especially for small firms organized as proprietorships.

2.four years ago a company purchased a $1 million machine with an estimated useful life of 10 years. For accounting purposed, the machine is bing depreciated in the amount of $100,000 annually. The machine is used to manufacture a particular product and has no alternative use or scrap value.The annual revenue generated from operating the machine is $650000 and the nnual cost of the factors of production,other than depreciation,, employed to generate that revenue is $600000.Should the company continue to operate the machine?

a.yes

b.no,because the machine is being operated at a net loss

c no,because the opportunity cost of operating the machine is zero.