Question

Gomez runs a small pottery firm. He hires one helper at $13,000 per year, pays annual rent of $5,500 for his shop, and spends $21,500 per year on materials. He has $40,000 of his own funds invested in equipment (pottery wheels, kilns, and so forth) that could earn him $5,500 per year if alternatively invested. He has been offered $19,000 per year to work as a potter for a competitor. He estimates his entrepreneurial talents are worth $2,500 per year. Total annual revenue from pottery sales is $75,000. Instructions: Enter your answers as whole numbers. a. Calculate the accounting profit for Gomez’s pottery firm. b. Now calculate Gomez's economic profit

Answer 1

(a) $35,000

(b) $8,000

Step-by-step explanation:

(a) Accounting profit:

= Total revenue - Explicit cost

= $75,000 - (wages + Annual rent + Material cost)

= $75,000 - ($13,000 + $5,500 + $21,500)

= $75,000 - $40,000

= $35,000

(b) Economic Profit:

= Total revenue - Explicit costs - Implicit costs

= $75,000 - (wages + Annual rent + Material cost) - (Income from investment + Earnings as a potter + Worth of entrepreneurial talents)

= $75,000 - ($13,000 + $5,500 + $21,500) - ($5,500 + $19,000 + $2,500)

= $75,000 - $40,000 - $27,000

= $8,000