Suppose Winston's annual salary as an accountant is $60,000, and his financial assets generate $4,000 per year in interest. One day, after deciding to be his own boss, he quits his job and uses his financial assets to establish a consulting business, which he runs out of his home. To run the business, he outlays $8,000 in cash to cover all the costs involved with running the business, and earns revenues of $150,000. What are Winston's economic profits?

A. $138,000
B. $78,000
C. $150,000
D. $142,000


Answer: B

Economics

You might also like to view...

If a farmer’s opportunity cost of producing 10,000 bushels of wheat is 5,000 fewer bushels of soybeans, then his or her opportunity cost of producing 5,000 bushels of soybeans must be 10,000 fewer bushels of wheat.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Economics

Which of the following is an automatic stabilizer?

A. Social Security benefits B. Military expenditures C. Property taxes D. Unemployment compensation

Economics

Growth in real output per person occurred, on average, in colonial America. This growth translated into a great improvement in the quality of life for all citizens

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Economics

Suppose that 130 people are unemployed for part of a given year; 120 are unemployed for 1 month, and 10 are unemployed throughout the year. What percentage of total months of unemployment is attributable to the long-term unemployed?

A. 7.7 per cent B. 10 per cent C. 13 per cent D. 50 per cent

Economics