Situation #1 Assume That You Have Hired Three Executives to Run

Essay

Situation #1 Assume that you have hired three executives to run your company each with a different job. All are equally productive and each can do the other person’s job if necessary. Assume that the first executive’s contribution to the company is worth $1,000,000 and is assigned to this task; the second one is worth $800,000 and the third one is worth $500,000.
-Referring to Situation #1 suppose that for the time being you can only afford to hire the first executive. What is the opportunity cost of the first executive's work from the viewpoint of the company? Explain.