Question

Charles has decided to open a​ lawn-mowing company. To do​ so, he purchases mowing equipment for ​$​, buys gasoline ​($ in gas is required to mow each​ yard), and pays a helper ​$ per yard. Prior to opening the lawn​ company, Charles earned ​$ as a lifeguard at the neighborhood swimming pool. Assume the money he used to purchase the mowing equipment could otherwise have earned percent per year in the bank and that the mowing equipment depreciates at percent per year. Charles plans to mow yards per year. What is​ Charles's implicit costLOADING... of​ production? ​Charles's implicit cost of production is ​$ nothing per year. ​(Enter your response as an​ integer.)

Answer 1

Answer: $8,600

Explanation:

Implicit cost is also known as the opportunity cost which means that it is the benefit of the next best alternative that was foregone when the current decision was made.

The implicit cost here is therefore:

The $8,000 that Charles could have been making as a lifeguard.

The interest per year he could have been earning on the $5,000 he used to buy mowing equipment.

The depreciation on the mowing equipment because depreciation is not an explicit cost but an implicit one.

= 8,000 + (2% * 5,000) + (10% * 5,000)

= 8,000 + 100 + 500

= $8,600