Question

Barney decides to quit his job as a corporate accountant, which pays $10,000 a month, and goes into business for himself as a certified public accountant. He runs his business from his converted garage apartment, which he could rent out for $300 a month if he wasn’t using it as a home office. He must purchase office supplies worth $75 a month, and his monthly electricity bill has increased by $50 now that he is working out of his home office. After six months of working from home, Barney has earned an average of $12,000 per month.

(a) What are Barney’s monthly explicit costs?
(b) What are Barney’s monthly implicit costs?

Answer 1

a. $125 per month

b. $10,300 per month

Step-by-step explanation:

Data provided in the question

Paid amount as a corporate accountant = $10,000

Renting cost = $300

Purchase of office supplies = $75

Monthly electric bill = $50

The computation is shown below:

a. Explicit cost

Explicit cost = Purchase of office supplies + increase in monthly electric bill

= $75 + $50

= $125 per month

b. Implicit cost

= Paid amount as a corporate accountant + renting cost

= $10,000 + $300

= $10,300 per month