Suppose a firm has an annual expenses of $170,000 in wages and salaries, $75,000 in materials, $60,000 in rental expense, and $5,000 in interest expense on capital. The owner-manager does not choose to pay himself, but he could receive income of $30,000 by working elsewhere. The firm earns revenues of $420,000 per year. 1. What are the annual economic costs for the firm described above?
$310,000.
$320,000.
$340,000.
$400,000.
2. What is the economic profit for the firm described above?
$10,000.
$20,000.
Loss of $80,000.
$80,000.
3. To receive a normal profit the firm described above would have to:
Reduce expenses by $10,000.
Earn $80,000 more in revenue.
Earn $80,000 less in revenue.
Earn $310,000 more in revenue.

1. The annual economic costs for the firm described above is:

= $340,000.

2. The economic profit for the firm described above is:

= $80,000.

3. To receive a normal profit the firm described above would have to:

None of the above.

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Wages and salaries expenses = $170,000

Cost of materials = $75,000

Rental expense = $60,000

Interest expense on capital = $5,000

Total expenses = $310,000

Opportunity cost = $30,000

Total costs = $340,000

Revenue per year = $420,000

1. The annual economic costs for the firm described above is:

= $340,000  ($310,000 + $30,000).

2. The economic profit for the firm described above is:

= $80,000 ($420,000 - $340,000).

3. To receive a normal profit the firm described above would have to:

None of the above.

The normal profit = $110,000 ($420,000 - $310,000)

1   all nations face the problem of scarcity because there are limited resources and unlimited wants. nations do not have enough factors of production to produce everything that their population wants. entrepreneurial resources initiate businesses to make new goods and services; labor resources produce goods and services.

2 there are four factors of production: natural resources, labor resources, capital resources, and entrepreneurial resources. natural resources are raw materials from nature that are used to produce goods. trees, water, and grains are natural resources. some natural resources, such as wheat and cattle, are renewable

3 wants

things that you do not need to have in order to survive, but would like to have

needs

things that you must have in order to survive

goods

physical products

services

tasks that a business perform for customers

resources

items that people can use to make or obtain what they need or want

determine

to settle or decide by choice of alternatives or possiblities

4 i really dont know

it is a i took the test.