Question

Pat used to work as an aerobics instructor at the local gym earning $35,000 a year. Pat quit that job and started working as a personal trainer. Pat makes $50,000 in total annual revenue. Pat's only out-of-pocket costs are $12,000 per year for rent and utilities, $1,000 per year for advertising and $3,000 per year for equipment. Pat's accounting profit is _______, and Pat's economic profit is _______.

a) $50,000; $15,000
b) $34,000; -$1,000
c) $34,000; $15,000
d) $15,000; -$1,000

Answer 1

B. $34,000; -$1,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Accounting profit equals total revenue minus explicit costs. Here,

$50,000 - $12,000 - $1,000 - $3,000 = $34,000.

Economic profit equals total revenue minus the sum of both explicit and implicit costs. Here,

$50,000 - $12,000 - $1,000 - $3,000 - $35,000 = -$1,000