Manuel lives in Philadelphia and runs a business that sells pianos. In an average year, he receives $723,000 from selling pianos. Of this sales revenue, he must pay the manufacturer a wholesale cost of $423,000; he also pays wages and utility bills totaling $267,000. He owns his showroom; if he chooses to rent it out, he will receive $2,000 in rent per year. Assume that the value of this showroom does not depreciate over the year. Also, if Manuel does not operate this piano business, he can work as a financial advisor and receive an annual salary of $20,000 with no additional monetary costs. No other costs are incurred in running this piano business. Identify each of Manuel's costs in the following table as either an implicit cost or an explicit cost of selling pianos. Implicit Cost Explicit Cost The wholesale cost for the pianos that Manuel pays the manufacturer The rental income Manuel could receive if he chose to rent out his showroom The salary Manuel could earn if he worked as a financial advisor The wages and utility bills that Manuel pays Accounting Profit Economic Profit Complete the following table by determining Manuel's accounting and economic profit of his piano business. Profit (Dollars) Alternatively, the economic profit he would earn as a financial advisor would be $ 33,000 11,000 If Manuel's goal is to maximize his economic profit, he O True False True or false: Manuel is earning a normal profit because his profit is positive. C stay in the piano business. O

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