National Safety Inc., an insurance firm, replaced its existing project management software with new software from another supplier. Since the new software has different features and abilities, National Safety has had to spend $10,000 on training its employees to use it. In this scenario, $10,000 represents National Safety's

A. switching cost.
B. excise duty.
C. octroi charge.
D. opportunity cost.


Answer: A

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