Question

An web designer quits a project where she was paid $50,000 on completion of the project. She joins a new company with sales revenues of $550,000 last year, while spending $250,000 on compensation for employees (excluding the owner), $70,000 on capital, and $30,000 on materials. What was the firm’s economic profit?

Answer 1

Answer:

$150,000

Explanation:

Economic profit is accounting profit less implicit cost or opportunity cost.

Accounting profit = Total revenue - Total cost

Economic profit = Total revenue - Total cost - Opportunity cost

Opportunity cost is the cost of the next best option forgone when one alternative is chosen over other alternatives. The opoortunty cost of the web designer is $50,000.

Revenue is $550,000

Total cost = $250,000 + $30,000 + $70,000 = $350,000

Economic profit = 550,000 - $350,000 - $50,000 = $150,000

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