Question

Jessica makes photo frames. She spends $5 on the materials for each photo frame. She can create one photo frame in an hour. She earns $10 per hour at a part-time job at the local coffee shop. She can sell a photo frame for $30 each. An economist would calculate the total profit for one photo frame to be __________.a. $5.
b. $10.
c. $15.
d. $25.

Answer 1

Answer:

=$15

Explanation:

An economist will consider the cost of the photo as the materials costs plus the opportunity cost of labor for Jessica. For Jessica, the opportunity cost of making the photo frame is the amount she would have earned working at the coffee shop. Therefore, the $10 she would have earned at the coffee shop is the labor cost of producing one photo frame.

The total cost of making one photo frame would be $5 plus $10.

i,e. $5 + $10 = $15

Profit from the photo frame = selling price - cost price

=$30- $15

=$15