An implicit cost can be defined as the opportunity cost equal to what a firm give up for using the factor of production which it already owns and thus does not pay rent for it.Hence income tax payment is not a return on the investment.
An explicit cost is defined as the direct payment made to others for using the resources and running a business. For instance, wage, rent and materials.Hence income tax payment is not a return on the investment.
A return on the investment is the earning on the investment on money market fund=12% of 100,000
=0.12*100,000
=$1000
The implicit cost of the business is $40,000 for the entrepreneur’s time plust $1,000 for the entrepreneur’s fund.
Suppose a person quits a job earning $40,000 per year and starts a business with $100,000...
Suppose a person quits a job earning $40,000 per year and starts a business with $100,000 withdrawn from a money-market account earning 12 percent per year The implicit cost of the business is Sfor the entrepreneur's time plus S for the entrepreneur's funds (enter your response as an integer).
Suppose a person quits a job earning $40,000 per year and starts a business with $120,000 withdrawn from a money-market account earning 10 percent per year. The implicit cost of the business is $ for the entrepreneur's time plus $ for the entrepreneur's funds (enter your response as an integer).
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An attorney at a major law firm decides to leave his $100,000 per year job and start up his own practice. He invests $50,000 of his own money in his new practice; this money was withdrawn from a bank account that pays an interest rate of 2% per year. The money is used to buy furniture, equipment, the first year’s rent, etc. By the end of his first year, the lawyer determines that his total revenues were $150,000. a) What...