Suppose that you open your own business and earn an accounting profit of $40,000 per year. When you started your business, you left a job that paid you a $25,000 salary annually. Also, suppose that you invested $70,000 of your own funds to start up your

business. If the normal rate of return on capital is 5 percent, your economic profit is

A) $15,000.
B) -$11,500.
C) $11,500.
D) -$55,000.


Answer: C

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