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Describe sunk cost

Describe sunk cost? Is it relevant while evaluating a proposed capital budgeting project? Describe.
A sunk cost is a cash flow which has already occurred, or that will take place, whether a project is accepted or discarded. It is irrelevant while evaluating a proposed project.

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