Question

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.

Answer 1

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.