Economics
Economics
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781319066604
Author: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 9, Problem 13P
To determine

the given statements accompanying with the case.

Concept Introduction

Accounting Profit: Accounting profits are those profits, which are earned after the expenses of a business are recovered from the revenues earned.

Economic Profits: Economic profits are those profits, which are earned after the implicit costs are recovered from the accounting profits.

Explicit Cost: Explicit costs are those costs that include direct payments of expenses incurred to run a business. These costs include expenses such as salaries, rent and utilities expense.

Implicit Cost: Implicit costs are the opportunity costs that include the profits given up in order to run the business.

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