Question

? which of the following choices is not considered a \cost\ of doing business?tasty soup company introduced a new soup, which forced the company to discontinue the production of an older souptasty soup company was forced to hire more workers to keep up with the demand for its products.tasty soup company earned more profits this year from a new product.tasty soup company increased the production of chicken noodle soup, which forced the company to decrease the production of tomato soup

Explanation:

A business cost includes explicit outlays (like hiring workers) and implicit opportunity costs (like giving up production of an existing product for a new one). Earning higher profits is a positive financial outcome, not a cost.

Answer:

C. Tasty Soup Company earned more profits this year from a new product.