Jacques lives in san diego and runs a business that sells pianos. in an average year, he receives $842,000 from selling pianos.
of this sales revenue, he must pay the manufacturer a wholesale cost of $452,000; he also pays wages and utility bills totaling $301,000. he owns his showroom; if he chooses to rent it out, he will receive $38,000 in rent per year. assume that the value of this showroom does not depreciate over the year. also, if jacques does not operate this piano business, he can work as an accountant, receive an annual salary of $48,000 with no additional monetary costs, and rent out his showroom at the $38,000 per year rate. no other costs are incurred in running this piano business.
<span>Implicit Cost Explicit Cost
The wholesale cost for the pianos that Darnell pays the manufacturer $452,000
The salary Darnell could earn if he worked as an accountant $48,000
The wages and utility bills that Darnell pays $301,000
The rental income Darnell could receive if he chose to rent out his showroom $38,000
B.
Profit ($)
Accounting Profit 842,000 - 452,000 - 301,000 = 89,000
Economic Profit 842,000 - 452,000 - 301,000 - 48,000 - 38,000 = 3,000
C. Economic Profit as an accountant = 48,000 + 38,000 - 89,000 = -$3,000. Thus, Darnell should stay in the Piano business to maximize the Economic Profit.</span>
<span>Service portfolio management should be responsible for monitoring the performance of the services according to the service level agreements. 2. Service portfolio management should be responsible for evaluating the value of the services ...</span>
Flexibility: a person who starts his own business does not necessarily have to work 9/5 monday-friday, he can set his own schedule. Needless to say, many business owners work longer hours than regular employees, but the do so because of the hope to earn more money from profits than from a regular wage.
The possibility of profit: an employee in a legal firm will not be able to obtain any dividends (unless he owns stock), while the very definition of a business owner is someone who obtains profits.
Fulfillment: it is probably more fulfilling to see your own business develop and grow than go to work everyday for someone else's company.
Some disdavantages are:
Risk: starting a business is risky. The business might result in losses instead of profits, in other words, the business may fail.
Capital needs: to start a business, you need some capital, and it is not always easy to obtain. Most business owners either get debts, or liquidate some of their own assets (house, car, etc) to finance the company.
Longer work hours: as stated above, it's very likely that a business owner will have to work night and day, especially during the first stages.
Explanation: As per the shareholder theory, the manager focuses all his or her efforts on the profit maximization of the shareholders of the company. A manager following shareholder theory will not be much concerned about the other stakeholders of the organisation. The benefit to shareholders could be provided either by increase in share price or as heavy distribution of dividends.
