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CSP practice question: Budgeting and Financial Analysis
Question of the Day for Wednesday, 2 September 2026
CSP · Program Management
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In capital budgeting, what is the difference between capital expenditures (CapEx) and operating expenses (OpEx)?
ACapEx refers only to safety spending, while OpEx refers only to production and manufacturing spending
BCapEx and OpEx are identical accounting terms, both describing routine monthly operating expenditures
CCapEx covers ongoing day-to-day costs expensed at once; OpEx buys long-lived assets that are depreciated
DCapEx buys long-lived assets that are capitalized and depreciated; OpEx covers ongoing costs expensed currently
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