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Economic profits are:a.less than accounting profits if implicit costs are greater than zero.b.less than accounting profits even

Lady bird [3.3K]

Answer:

option (a) is correct.

Explanation:

Economic profits refers to the profits which comes out after deducting the implicit costs and explicit costs from the total revenue.

Whereas the accounting profits takes into the effect of explicit costs only.

Implicit cost refers to the loss of money income by choosing some other alternative. It is also known as the opportunity cost.

Explicit costs refers to the costs that are incurred for operating or running a business.

Accounting profit = Total revenue - Explicit costs

Economic profit = Total revenue - Explicit costs - Implicit costs

Therefore, if the implicit costs are greater than zero then the economic profits is less than the accounting profits.

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2 years ago

Mark manages a small family-owned amusement park. He believes the park can increase its profits if its owners will buy three foo

Talja [164]

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "E": influencer, gatekeeper, and decider.

Explanation:

As Mark's business is family-owned, it implies all the decisions are not made only by him. Then, in purchasing a food concession trailers he will have to let the other members of the family know about this decision.

Mark already decided Century Industries is the best option to take for the trailers but needs to influence his point of view to his family members. In other words, Mark will be the gatekeeper between his family business and Century Industries.

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3 years ago

Find the present value of $7,000 in 7 months at 9% interest

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Answer:

$= principle \times rate \times time \\ = 7000 \times \frac{9}{100} \times 7 \\ = 4410 \: dollars$

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Suppose that there is currently a $2 per bottle of tax on vodka that is levied on consumers. Legislators have decided to give co

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Answer:

There is no change in consumers' or producers' well being

Explanation:

Currently consumers of vodka were levied tax of $2. However, government decided to provide tax relief to consumers and shift the burden on producer. There will be no change in the well being of consumers and producers.

Tax is a cost that shifts demand curve if consumers pay tax. Supply curve shifts if producers pay tax. The overall effect, however remains the same. If producers pay tax, cost per unit vodka will increase which will be reflected increased prices. Similarly, if consumers pay tax, they will demand lesser. so there is no change overall.

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3 years ago

A firm follows a(n) ________ when less than 70 percent of its revenues come from a single business and there are few, if any, li

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Answer:

A. Unrelated diversification strategy

Explanation:

A firm follows an unrelated diversification strategy when less than 70 percent of its revenues come from a single business and there are few, if any, linkages among its businesses.

Diversification: This is the art of entering product markets which is different from those in which the firm is currently engaged in. This implies that diversification is when firms direct resources into a new product, that is, producing a different type of product from the existing one.

Diversification is divided into two

1. Related diversification

2. Unrelated diversification

1. Related diversification: This is the process in which the two products involved have a form of commonalities. This result to enjoying economies of scale.

2.Unrelated Diversification: This form of diversification occurs when a firm adds unrelated product lines and penetrates new markets. The new product introduced has to relation or connection with the the previous or existing product.

Unrelated diversification can be accomplished using the following methods:

1. Developing new competences to use new market opportunities.

2. Using the existing basic competences of the company and expanding from existing markets into new ones and starting new lines of production.

3. Penetrating completely new markets. Usually such opportunity can be identified as a result of the main company business.

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