Question

Bob lives in Houston and runs a business that sells boats. In an average year, he receives $842,000 from selling boats. Of this sales revenue, he must pay the manufacturer a wholesale cost of $452,000; he also pays wages and utility bills totaling $301,000. He owns his showroom; if he chooses to rent it out, he will receive $38,000 in rent per year. Assume that the value of this showroom does not depreciate over the year. Also, if Bob does not operate this boat business, he can work as an accountant, receive an annual salary of $48,000 with no additional monetary costs, and rent out his showroom at the $38,000 per year rate. No other costs are incurred in running this boat business.
Identify each of Darnell's costs as an implicit cost or an explicit cost of selling pianos.

a. The wholesale cost for the pianos that Darnell pays the manufacturer
b. The salary Darnell could earn if he worked as an accountant
c. The wages and utility bills that Darnell pays
d. The rental income Darnell could receive if he chose to rent out his showroom

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The wholesale cost for the pianos that Darnell pays the manufacturer.