Principles of Economics (Second Edition)
Principles of Economics (Second Edition)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780393614077
Author: coppock, Lee; Mateer, Dirk
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 8, Problem 1QFR
To determine

Profit or loss of a firm

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The profit equation for a firm is −

  π = TR- TC

Here, π = Profit

  TR= Total Revenue received through sales of output

  TC= Total Cost met by the firm

TC comprises of Explicit Costs and Implicit Costs.

Explicit costs are the direct payments made during production process such as wages, rent and raw materials.

Implicit cost means any cost that has already incurred but not compulsorily shown or reported as a different expense. It indicates an opportunity cost which emerges at the time when the firm makes use of internal resources for production purpose.

  When TR>TC, the firm earns profit and when TC> TR, it faces loss.

Economics Concept Introduction

Introduction:

Profit is the gap at the total revenue income received through sales and total cost met by a firm in to produce certain level of output. Surplus of total revenue received by the firm over total cost incurred by same the firm indicates profit. On the contrary, Excess of total cost incurred by the firm over total revenue received by the same firm indicates loss.

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