If the going rate of interest were 8 percent and the expected profit rate were 14 percent, then the opportunity cost of a firm carrying out a $100,000 project for one year with its own funds would be
A. 0.
B. $6,000.
C. $8,000.
D. $14,000.
Ans: B. $6,000.
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