Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781305506381
Author: James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris
Publisher: Cengage Learning
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Question
Chapter 8, Problem 2E
a)
To determine
B’s accounting profits.
b)
To determine
B’s economic profits.
Expert Solution & Answer
Trending nowThis is a popular solution!
Students have asked these similar questions
Howard Bowen is a large-scale cotton farmer. The land and machinery he owns has a current market value of $4 million. Bowen owes his local bank $3 million. Last year Bowen sold $5 million worth of cotton. His variable operating costs were $4.5 million; accounting depreciation was $40,000, although the actual decline in value of Bowen's machinery was $60,000 last year. Bowen paid himself a salary of $50,000, which is not considered part of his variable operating costs. Interest on his bank loan was $400,000. If Bowen worked for another farmer or a local manufacturer, his annual income would be about $30,000. Bowen can invest any funds that would be derived if the farm were sold to earn 10 percent annualy. (ignore taxes.)
a. Compute Bowen's accounting profits.
b. Compute Bowen's econnomic profits.
Howard Bowen is a large-scale cotton farmer. The land and machinery he owns has a current market value of $10 million. Bowen owes his local bank $7 million. Last year Bowen sold $9 million worth of cotton. His variable operating costs were $7 million; accounting depreciation was $40,000, although the actual decline in value of Bowen's machinery was $60,000 last year. Bowen paid himself a salary of $50,000, which is not considered part of his variable operating costs. Interest on his bank loan was $400,000. If Bowen worked for another farmer or a local manufacturer, his annual income would be about $30,000. Bowen can invest any funds that would be derived if the farm were sold to earn 10% annually. (Ignore taxes.)
What is Bowen's accounting profit?
$1,210,000.00
$1,550,000
$1,560,000
$1,220,000.00
What is Bowen's economic profit?
$1,210,000.00
$1,560,000
$1,550,000
$1,220,000.00
Jane quit her job at IBM where she earned $50,000 a year. She cashed in $50,000 in corporate bonds that earned 10% interest annually to buy a minibus. Jane has decided to buy the mini-bus and set up a commuter service between Lincoln and Omaha. There are 1000 people who will pay $400 a year each for the commuter service; $280 from each person goes for gas, maintenance, insurance, and depreciation. She estimates that her entrepreneurial skills would have typically yielded a normal profit of $5,000 in another business. (a) Complete the following questions: (1) What are Jane’s total revenues? (2) What are Jane’s explicit costs? (3) What is her accounting profit? (b) List the important implicit costs that Jane has not included. (c) What is Jane’s pure economic profit (loss)?
Chapter 8 Solutions
Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)
Knowledge Booster
Similar questions
- E4 ACME Corporation produces a variety of products for its diverse customer base, including the jet-powered pogo stick and jet-propelled tennis shoes, both of which are essential for catching roadrunners. Currently, they produce 40,000 engines per year that are used in the production of these two products. As the production manager for thisproduct line, you have determined that last year’s costs to produce the engines included: $99,600 in direct material expenses, $298,800 in direct labor expenses, $224,100 in variable overhead costs (i.e. power to operate the equipment), and $116,200 in fixed overhead costs (i.e. utilities to keep the factory operational). ACME plans to produce these engines only for the next 6 years. If they produce the engines in-house, they anticipate that direct material costs will increase at a rate of 5% each year. Further, they anticipate that labor costs will increase at a rate of 6% per year and variable overhead costs will increase at a rate of 3% per year.…arrow_forwardIf the firm made total sales of $968 million (mn) in 2020, spent $121 mn on inputs and $52 mn on operating activities, and paid 29% of income taxes, what is its gross profit margin? (your answer must be rounded off to the nearest %, i.e., no decimal places)arrow_forwardThe revenue cost statement for a popular grocery store owned and operated by John Mathew is presented below; John Mathew owns and operates a corner grocery store.John works full time as the manager, chief cashier, and janitor.John had $ 140,000 worth of refrigeration and other equipment invested in the store. Last year, John's total sales (revenue)were 170,000. During the the year he incurred the following costs: Groceries wholesale $ 76,000, Utilities $4,000 Taxes $6,000, Advertising $2,000, Labor services $12,000. If John had invested his funds he would have earned 5% interest. (Interest foregone on the $140,000* 5%) Do not include the investment of $140,000, only the interest forgone. If the building that John owned was not being used as a grocery store , it could be rented for $1,500 a month. (Rental income is thus forgone.). In addition, since John is tied up working in the the grocery store a $50,000 managerial position with the local jewel is gone.( Salary forgone) Calculate…arrow_forward
- Lewis contracted with the government to dredge 2 million cubic yards of silt from a ship channel. After excavating 1.5 million cubic yards, he quit the job. Should he be paid anything for partial performance? Explain.arrow_forwardDime-a-Dozen Diamonds makes synthetic diamonds by treating carbon. Each diamond can be sold for $140. The materials cost for a synthetic diamond is $80. The fixed costs incurred each year for factory upkeep and administrative expenses are $800,000. The machinery costs $1.12 million and is depreciated straight-line over 10 years to a salvage value of zero. a. What is the accounting break-even level of sales in terms of number of diamonds sold? Accounting break-even diamonds b. What is the NPV break-even level of sales assuming a tax rate of 35%, a 10-year project life, and a discount rate of 12%? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to the nearest whole number. NPV break-even level of sales diamondsarrow_forwardBrett started a new construction business in April 2020. In connection with the new business, he purchased a new backhoe for $60,000 in June 2020 and immediately placed it in service. The new business is struggling and expecting to show a loss for 2020. Brett is considering expensing the $60,000 cost of the backhoe under §179 on the 2020 tax return. Brett has been awarded a large project for 2021, and will show a substantial profit (over $100,000) for the year ending 12/31/2021. Your response must fully address the following: Evaluate the appropriateness of Brett’s plan. Explain your position. How could changes in tax law affect the appropriateness of Brett's plan?arrow_forward
- Identify whether each of the following costs of Granite Construction, Inc., would be classified as direct labor, direct materials, manufacturing overhead, or as selling, general, and administrative costs. Hourly wages paid to backhoe operators. Crankcase oil used in construction machinery. PVC pipes used in a municipal sewer construction project. Depreciation of bulldozers and other construction equipment. Advertising costs. Steel beams used in the construction of an office building. Salaries paid to foremen responsible for supervising multiple construction projects. Legal costs. Gasoline used in trucks that haul construction equipment to various job sites. Hourly wages paid to masons and carpenters. Costs for accounting and tax services. The CEO’s salary. Rivets, screws, nuts, and bolts.arrow_forwardFirm XYZ sells calculators. It operates in a plant worth $1,000,000 and maintains production equipment worth $5,000,000. Currently, it has 225,000 calculators in reserved inventory that it plans to sell next month to retail stores for $70 each. Its board of directors has $1.62 million in government bonds and $115,000 in savings for use as payroll and emergency funds. In addition, XYZ employs several workers whose collective worth in terms of skill and knowledge is equal to $290,000. The capital stock of firm XYZ is $. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest dollar.)arrow_forwardFanning Corp. incurs the following annual fixed costs: Depreciation $80,000 Officers' salaries $190,000 Long-term lease $42,000 Property taxes $48,000 Determine the total fixed cost per unit of production, assuming that Fanning produces 4,000, 4,500, or 5,000 units.arrow_forward
- View Case Study on Distribution at Hewlett Packard Even well-managed organizations do not always work as efficiently and effectively as management would like. At Hewlett-Packard (HP), billions of dollars of product are being shipped from computers and diagnostic devices to toner cartridges each year. Customer orders come in 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Nearly 16,000 different products are requested daily and have to be shipped from six different warehouses which are located 30 or more miles apart. It often takes weeks to get the products into the customer's hand. This is a serious problem if customers have contracts with HP stating deliveries are to be made in three (3) business days, or less. That means that from the time a customer calls the HP customer service line, they will have their replacement part and be back in operation within 72 hours or less, no matter where that customer is located. On average, delivery to customers takes 6+ days. It is imperative that HP guarantee…arrow_forwardComplete the following table by calculating the contribution to profit and overhead for each of the 10 time periods and prices. Time Period Price Quantity Sold Total Contribution ($) (Million) ($ Million) 1 2,400 0.2 2 2,200 0.2 3 2,000 0.2 4 1,800 0.2 5 1,700 0.2 6 1,600 0.2 7 1,500 0.2 8 1,400 0.2 9 1,300 0.2 10 1,200 0.2 Over the 10 periods, the total contribution to profits and fixed costs from price skimming is million.arrow_forwardEmarpy Appliance produces all kinds of major appliances. Richard Feehan, the president of Emarpy, is concerned about the production policy for the company’s best-selling refrigerator. The demand for this has been relatively constant at about 8,000 units each year. The production capacity for this product is 200 units per day. Each time production starts, it costs the company $120 to move materials into place, reset the assembly line, and clean the equipment. The holding cost of a refrigerator is $50 per year. The current production plan calls for 400 refrigerators to be produced in each production run. Assume there are 250 working days per year. (a) What is the daily demand of this product? (b) If the company were to continue to produce 400 units each time production starts, how many days would production continue? (c) Under the current policy, how many production runs per year would be required? What would the annual setup cost be? (d) If the current policy continues, how many…arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies an...EconomicsISBN:9781305506381Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. HarrisPublisher:Cengage Learning
Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies an...
Economics
ISBN:9781305506381
Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris
Publisher:Cengage Learning