Question

Chiquita produces bananas for an average explicit cost of $0.25 per banana and sells 1 million bananas per week for a price of $0.50 per banana. The implicit costs per week are $200,000. Which of the following statements is true?a. Chiquita makes an accounting profit of $250,000 b. Chiquita makes an accounting profit of $50,000. c. Chiquita makes an economic profit of $250,000. d. Chiquita makes an economic profit of $450,000. e. More than one answer is correct

Answer 1

Option (A) is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Implicit costs per week = $200,000

Average explicit cost per banana = $0.25 per banana

Per week bananas sold = 1 million

Explicit cost = Average explicit cost per banana × No. of banana sold

= $0.25 × 1,000,000

= $250,000

Total revenue = No. of banana sold × Selling price of each banana

= 1,000,000 × $0.50

= $500,000

Accounting profit = Total revenue - Explicit cost

= $500,000 - $250,000

= $250,000

Economic profit:

= Total revenue - Explicit cost - Implicit costs

= $500,000 - $250,000 - $200,000

= $50,000