Consider the following example: Jordan currently works for a corporate law firm. She is considering opening her own independent legal practice, where she expects to earn $300,000 per year once she gets established. To run her own firm, she will have to give up her current job with a salary of $165,000 and will incur the following annual expenses: 22,490 Rent Salary - Legal Assistant Computer Software License Office Supplies Internet Subscription 21,830 120 800 1,750 Part 1: How much are Jordan's explicit costs? 46990 Part 2: How much is Jordan's accounting profit? 253010 Part 3: How much are Jordan's implicit costs? 165000 Part 4: How much is Jordan's economic profit? Number Assume Jordan values her leisure time at $80/hour, and starting her own firm would require her to put in 15 more hours than at the corporate firm: Part 5: What is the change in Jordan's explicit costs? Number Part 6: What is the change in Jordan's implicit costs? Number
Consider the following example: Jordan currently works for a corporate law firm. She is considering opening her own independent legal practice, where she expects to earn $300,000 per year once she gets established. To run her own firm, she will have to give up her current job with a salary of $165,000 and will incur the following annual expenses: 22,490 Rent Salary - Legal Assistant Computer Software License Office Supplies Internet Subscription 21,830 120 800 1,750 Part 1: How much are Jordan's explicit costs? 46990 Part 2: How much is Jordan's accounting profit? 253010 Part 3: How much are Jordan's implicit costs? 165000 Part 4: How much is Jordan's economic profit? Number Assume Jordan values her leisure time at $80/hour, and starting her own firm would require her to put in 15 more hours than at the corporate firm: Part 5: What is the change in Jordan's explicit costs? Number Part 6: What is the change in Jordan's implicit costs? Number
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![Consider the following example:
Jordan currently works for a corporate law firm. She is considering opening her own independent legal practice, where she expects to earn
$300,000 per year once she gets established. To run her own firm, she will have to give up her current job with a salary of $165,000 and will incur
the following annual expenses:
Rent
22,490
Salary - Legal Assistant
21,830
Computer Software License
Office Supplies
Internet Subscription
120
800
1,750
Part 1: How much are Jordan's explicit costs?
46990
Part 2: How much is Jordan's accounting profit? 253010
Part 3: How much are Jordan's implicit costs? 165000
Part 4: How much is Jordan's economic profit? Number
Assume Jordan values her leisure time at $80/hour, and starting her own firm would require her to put in 15 more hours than at the corporate firm:
Part 5: What is the change in Jordan's explicit costs? Number
Part 6: What is the change in Jordan's implicit costs? Number](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F66c34a6d-0f14-4334-a392-bfd9a3d6c959%2F51d3dd08-b9a0-464e-ad88-8a083d400b01%2Ftif2s2s_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Consider the following example:
Jordan currently works for a corporate law firm. She is considering opening her own independent legal practice, where she expects to earn
$300,000 per year once she gets established. To run her own firm, she will have to give up her current job with a salary of $165,000 and will incur
the following annual expenses:
Rent
22,490
Salary - Legal Assistant
21,830
Computer Software License
Office Supplies
Internet Subscription
120
800
1,750
Part 1: How much are Jordan's explicit costs?
46990
Part 2: How much is Jordan's accounting profit? 253010
Part 3: How much are Jordan's implicit costs? 165000
Part 4: How much is Jordan's economic profit? Number
Assume Jordan values her leisure time at $80/hour, and starting her own firm would require her to put in 15 more hours than at the corporate firm:
Part 5: What is the change in Jordan's explicit costs? Number
Part 6: What is the change in Jordan's implicit costs? Number
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