The following table shows the end of the year account entries of a small company Item Amount ($) Total Revenue    560,000.00 Wages and Salaries    420,000.00 Ingredients and Materials      50,000.00 Interest paid      10,000.00 Other Payments      10,000.00 Forgone Salary      60,000.00 Forgone rent      12,000.00 Forgone interest        4,500.00   a. According to the above information calculate the following:         I.  Implicit and explicit cost         II. Economic profit and normal profit/loss   b. Briefly explain the following economic concepts with appropriate examples         I.  Economies of scale and diseconomies of scale          II. Law of diminishing marginal returns and increasing marginal returns

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The following table shows the end of the year account entries of a small company

Item

Amount ($)

Total Revenue

   560,000.00

Wages and Salaries

   420,000.00

Ingredients and Materials

     50,000.00

Interest paid

     10,000.00

Other Payments

     10,000.00

Forgone Salary

     60,000.00

Forgone rent

     12,000.00

Forgone interest

       4,500.00

 

a. According to the above information calculate the following:

        I.  Implicit and explicit cost

        II. Economic profit and normal profit/loss

 

b. Briefly explain the following economic concepts with appropriate examples

        I.  Economies of scale and diseconomies of scale 

        II. Law of diminishing marginal returns and increasing marginal returns 

 

 
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