Henri quit his job as a teacher earning AUD 70,000 per year to start his own food kiosk business. To save on rent, Henri utilized his own property. He normally earned AUD 50,000 annual rent from this property. Also, to start the business, Henri used AUD 60,000 from his own savings which he earned 4% interest per year. Further in order to start the business, Henri borrowed $40,000.00 from the bank and was paying 6% interest per year. Henri's first year of business can be summarized as follows: Item Amount $ Revenue- Food section 250,000 Revenue- Liquor 180,000 Revenue-Soft drinks 40,000 2 Cashiers expense (wages per worker) (30,000) Food van (100,000)
Henri quit his job as a teacher earning AUD 70,000 per year to start his own food kiosk business. To save on rent, Henri utilized his own property. He normally earned AUD 50,000 annual rent from this property. Also, to start the business, Henri used AUD 60,000 from his own savings which he earned 4% interest per year. Further in order to start the business, Henri borrowed $40,000.00 from the bank and was paying 6% interest per year. Henri's first year of business can be summarized as follows: Item Amount $ Revenue- Food section 250,000 Revenue- Liquor 180,000 Revenue-Soft drinks 40,000 2 Cashiers expense (wages per worker) (30,000) Food van (100,000)
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Transcribed Image Text:Henri quit his job as a teacher earning AUD 70,000 per year to start his own food kiosk
business. To save on rent, Henri utilized his own property. He normally earned AUD 50,000
annual rent from this property. Also, to start the business, Henri used AUD 60,000 from
his own savings which he earned 4% interest per year. Further in order to start the
business, Henri borrowed $40,000.00 from the bank and was paying 6% interest per year.
Henri's first year of business can be summarized as follows:
Item
Amount $
Revenue- Food section
250,000
Revenue- Liquor
180,000
Revenue-Soft drinks
40,000
2 Cashiers expense (wages per worker)
(30,000)
Food van
(100,000)
Manager wages
(60,000)
Food preservatives
Equipment expense
Motorcycle expense to ease movement in city
| 2 food freezers (cost per freezer)
(30,000)
(60,000)
(30,000)
(5000)
Based on your calculations of accounting profit and economic profit, would you advise
Henri to return to his teaching job or continue with the food kiosk business?
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