Suppose that the firm Smith Co sells 400 blouses per month for $80 per blouse. Roberto, the owner of the business and does not take salary from her business yet. Roberto is a textile engineer by trade and could be earning $ 4800 per month working for a similar firm. The monthly costs of production are as follow: materials: $ 8000 labor: $12800 other: $ 1600 What is are Smith Co's total explicit costs? $ What is are Smith Co's total implicit costs? $ What is Smith Co's accounting profit? $ What is Smith Co's economic profit? $

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Suppose that the firm Smith Co sells 400 blouses per month for $80 per blouse. Roberto, the owner of the business, does not take a salary from her business yet. Roberto is a textile engineer by trade and could be earning $4800 per month working for a similar firm.

The monthly costs of production are as follows:

- Materials: $8000
- Labor: $12800
- Other: $1600

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1. What are Smith Co's total explicit costs? $ _______

2. What are Smith Co's total implicit costs? $ _______

3. What is Smith Co's accounting profit? $ _______

4. What is Smith Co's economic profit? $ _______
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that the firm Smith Co sells 400 blouses per month for $80 per blouse. Roberto, the owner of the business, does not take a salary from her business yet. Roberto is a textile engineer by trade and could be earning $4800 per month working for a similar firm. The monthly costs of production are as follows: - Materials: $8000 - Labor: $12800 - Other: $1600 Questions: 1. What are Smith Co's total explicit costs? $ _______ 2. What are Smith Co's total implicit costs? $ _______ 3. What is Smith Co's accounting profit? $ _______ 4. What is Smith Co's economic profit? $ _______
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Accounting cost only include the explicit costs. 

But Economic profit includes both explicit and implicit cost. 

Profit = TR - TC 

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