Martina Bridgeman is a lawyer employed by a large law firm at a salary of $110,000 per

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Martina Bridgeman is a lawyer employed by a large law firm at a salary of $110,000 per year. She is considering whether to become a sole practitioner, which would probably generate $350,000 in operating revenues and $220,000 in operating expenses annually. 

1. Present two tabulations of the annual income effects of these alternatives. The second tabulation should include the opportunity cost of Bridgeman’s compensation as an employee. 

2. Suppose Bridgeman prefers less risk and chooses to stay an employee. Show a tabulation of the income effects of rejecting the opportunity of independent practice.

Opportunity Cost
Opportunity cost is the profit lost when one alternative is selected over another. The Opportunity Cost refers to the expected returns from the second best alternative use of resources that are foregone due to the scarcity of resources such as land,...
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Management Accounting

ISBN: 978-0132570848

6th Canadian edition

Authors: Charles T. Horngren, Gary L. Sundem, William O. Stratton, Phillip Beaulieu

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