John was a high school teacher earning $ 80,000 per year. He quit his job to start his own business in pizza catering. To learn how to run the pizza catering business, John enrolled in a TAFE to acquire catering skills.   John’s course was for 3 months. John had to pay $2,000 as tuition for the 3 months.   After the training, John withdrew $110,000 from his savings account. He had been earning 5 percent interest per year for this account. He also borrowed $50,000.00 from his friend whom he pays 6 percent interest per year.   John’s first year of business can be summarised as follows:   Item Amount $ Revenue 250,000 Labor cost 120,000 Pizza ingredients 50,000 Equipment 10,000                         Calculate John’s accounting profit and economic profit? Show your work.

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John was a high school teacher earning $ 80,000 per year. He quit his job to start his own business in pizza catering. To learn how to run the pizza catering business, John enrolled in a TAFE to acquire catering skills.

 

John’s course was for 3 months. John had to pay $2,000 as tuition for the 3 months.

 

After the training, John withdrew $110,000 from his savings account. He had been earning 5 percent interest per year for this account. He also borrowed $50,000.00 from his friend whom he pays 6 percent interest per year.

 

John’s first year of business can be summarised as follows:

 

Item

Amount $

Revenue

250,000

Labor cost

120,000

Pizza ingredients

50,000

Equipment

10,000

                       

Calculate John’s accounting profit and economic profit? Show your work.

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