Question

Gomez runs a small pottery firm. He hires one helper at $12,000 per year, pays annual rent of $5,000 for his shop, and spends $20,000 per year on materials. He has $40,000 of his own funds invested in equipment (pottery wheels, kilns, and so forth) that could earn him $4,000 per year if alternatively invested. He has been offered $15,000 per year to work as a potter for a competitor. He estimates his entrepreneurial talents are worth $3,000 per year. Total annual revenue from pottery sales is $72,000. Calculate the accounting profit and the economic profit for Gomez’s pottery firm.

Answer 1

Answer: Accounting profit = $35000, Economic profit = $13000

Explanation:

Accounting profit = Revenue - Explicit cost

Accounting profit = Revenue - Cost of Help - Rent - Cost of materials

Accounting profit = $72000 - $12000 - $5000 - $20000

Accounting profit = $35000

Economic profit = Revenue - Explicit cost - Implicit Cost

Economic profit = Revenue - Cost of Help - Rent - Cost of materials - Renting equipment - working for competitors - talent

Economic profit = $72000 - $12000 - $5000 - $20000 - $4000 - $15000 - $3000

Economic profit = $13000