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Economic profits equal zero. e. Accounting profits are negative. The definition of normal profit is earning zero economic profits. A firm may still be earning.
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Accounting vs Economic Profit
1. All of the following are included in the calculation of accounting profit EXCEPT which of option? a. explicit costs b. variable costs c. total revenue d. fixed cost e. implicit costs Economic profits are less than accounting profits because economic profits include implicit costs and explicit costs, but accounting profit only includes explicit cost. 2. Which of the following best describes what a firm’s objective is? a. maximize accounting profit b. Maximize total utility c. Maximize total revenue d. Minimize total costs e. maximize economic profit 3. What must true if a firm is only earning a normal profit? a. Economic profits are positive. b. Accounting profits equal zero. c. Economic profits are negative, d. Economic profits equal zero. e. Accounting profits are negative. The definition of normal profit is earning zero economic profits. A firm may still be earning accounting profits even if its economic profit is zero.
Nakawé, LLC produces and sells greeting cards in a competitive market. The total cost of producing 1000 greeting cards is $ 4000. The price of a greeting card is $ 4. What is this firm’s economic profit (or loss)? a. $0, b. $2,400, c. -$3996, d. $4000, e.$1600.
amanik Unlimited produces and sells 10,000, greeting cards in a competitive market. It has explicit costs of $4, 000 and opportunity cost of capital of $1,000. If the owner of Yamanik Unlimited closed her business for good and took another job, she could be earning $31,000 per year. The price of a greeting card is $5. What is Yamanik Unlimited’s economic profit? a. $45,000 b. $15,000 c. $14,000 d. $46,000. E. $12,
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Answer each of the following, based on the information provided. a. Calculate your accounting profit. b. If your other employment opportunity is to earn $1000 per month working at a t-shirt stand (and you are equally happy selling fruit or t-shirts), what is your economic profit? Should you continue selling fruit? Explain. c. What happens to your economic profit if you enjoy selling t-shirts and would be willing to forgo up to $250 per month to work selling t-shirts rather than fruit? Should you continue selling fruit? Explain. Assume that you own, manage, and are the only employee for a t-shirt concession at a university sports arena. The financial information for the business is given below. a. What is your accounting profit? b. Your next-best alternative job is to work as a manager for another local retail business. If your economic profit is zero, how much could you earn as a manager for another business? c. Assume you enjoy owning and operating the t-shirt stand (you value it at $100 per day). If your total costs increase to $1600, and if you shut down total cost would be zero, should you continue selling tshirts? Explain.