Question

Last year, Dr. Lopez quit his $100,000 job at the MegaMall Dental Clinic and opened his own dental practice. His revenue for the first year was $400,000. He paid $80,000 in rent for the dental office, $60,000 for his office manager’s salary, $25,000 for the dental hygienist, $150,000 for insurance, and $10,000 for other miscellaneous expenses. Based on this information, which of these statements is correct?

Answer 1

Answer: D) All of the above are correct.

Explanation:

Implicit costs are the opportunity costs which refers to the value of the next best alternative to the current decision path. As Dr. Lopez quit a job that was paying $100,000 in order to open this practice, that would be his implicit costs.

His accounting profit is;

= Revenue - expenses

= 400,000 - 80,000 - 60,000 - 25,000 - 150,000 - 10,000

= $75,000

His economic profit;

= Accounting profit - Implicit costs

= 75,000 - 100,000

= -$25,000