To determine the increase in the amount of money in the economy brought about the $600 taken out of the piggy bank, we multiply $600 by the decimal equivalent of the percentage given. That is,
($600) x (0.02) = $12
Hence, your $600 will increase the amount of money in the economy by $12.
Answer:
cannot be provided to one person without making it available to others as well.
Explanation:
A public good is a good that is non excludable and non rivalrous. It cannot be provided to one person without making it available to others as well. If one person is using it, it does not stop other people from using it also. An example of a public good is roads.
Public goods contrasts with club goods and private goods
A club good is a type of public good. It is excludable but non-rivalrous. For example paid streaming services are an example of a club good. Those who do not subscribe are excluded from using the service. But all subscribers have equal assess to the service
A private good is a good that is excludable and rivalrous.e.g. a privately owned car
Answer:
The semi annual rate is 4.88%
Explanation:
semi annual rate = [((1+r)^(1/n)) -1]
= [((1+10%)^(1/2)) -1]
= 4.88%
Therefore, the semi-annual rate (i.e. periodic return per six months) do you require (i.e. need to earn such that this implies 10% earned per year when you get to compound semi-annually) is 4.88%.
Answer:
a)
1. Explicit cost
2. Implicit Cost
3. Implicit Cost
4. Explicit cost
b)
Accounting Profit is $62000.
Economic Profit is -$3000. (a loss of $3000)
Explanation:
a)
Explicit costs are those costs incurred by a business that require an outlay of money as a result of operating a business.
Implicit costs, on the other hand, are the costs that do not require an outlay of money as a result of operating a business. They are instead the opportunity costs of operating a business or the benefits that are foregone.
1. The wages and utility bills are a result of operating a business and requires and outlay of money as their payment. They are <u>explicit costs.</u>
2. The rental income could have been earned if Larry rented the showroom he is using to operate his business from. The rent foregone is an opportunity cost and is an <u>implicit cost.</u>
3. The salary Larry could have earned is also something that Brian has to forego to operate his business and is an <u>implicit cost.</u>
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4. The cost of purchases paid to manufacturer requires outlay of money and is an <u>explicit cost.</u>
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b)
Accounting profit = Total Revenue - Total explicit cost
Economic profit = Total revenue - (Total Explicit Cost + Total Implicit Cost)
Accounting Profit = 793000 - 430000 - 301000 = $62000 profit
Economic profit = 793000 - (430000 + 301000 + 15000 + 50000) = -$3000 loss
