Juanita Earns $68,000 Annually as a Marketing Specialist in Mexico

Essay

Juanita earns $68,000 annually as a marketing specialist in Mexico City,Mexico.She has applied for admission to the M.B.A program at Dalhousie University.If accepted,she will resign and move to Halifax,Nova Scotia.Juanita has assembled the following data to make the decision:

$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Juanita's annual salary } & \$ 68,000 \\\text { Annual tuition and fees } & 14,000 \\\text { Annual book and supply expense } & 3,000 \\\text { Monthly living expenses in Mexico City } & 800 \\\text { Monthly living expenses in Halifax } & 1,600 \\\text { Monthly auto expenses in Mexico City } & 350 \\\text { Monthly auto expenses in Halifax } & 350 \\\text { Cost of two business suits purchased just prior to resigning } & 600 \\\text { Moving expenses } & 5,500\end{array}$

Required:

a) Calculate the following in the context of Juanita's decision:

(i) Total sunk costs (if any)
(ii) Total differential or incremental costs (if any)
(iii) Total opportunity costs (if any)

b) What is your best estimate of the total cost to Juanita of earning an M.B.A. degree if it will take her 12 months to complete the program?
c). Suppose you are Juanita. What specific additional information would you need in order to make a rational decision to pursue and successfully complete the MBA program at Dalhousie? Explain.