During a year of operation, a firm collects $50,000 in sales revenue and spends $10,000 on salaries of workers, $1,520 on electricity and utilities, $6,000 on raw materials. The firm owner had to leave his job which was paying $30,000 of annual salary. The firm owner also used $5,000 of his personal savings, which was earning a guaranteed 5 percent annual rate of return. The owner's equity capital? The firm's economic profit?

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During a year of operation, a firm collects $50,000 in sales revenue and spends $10,000 on salaries of
workers, $1,520 on electricity and utilities, $6,000 on raw materials. The firm owner had to leave his job
which was paying $30,000 of annual salary. The firm owner also used $5,000 of his personal savings,
which was earning a guaranteed 5 percent annual rate of return.
The owner's equity capital?
The firm's economic profit?
Transcribed Image Text:During a year of operation, a firm collects $50,000 in sales revenue and spends $10,000 on salaries of workers, $1,520 on electricity and utilities, $6,000 on raw materials. The firm owner had to leave his job which was paying $30,000 of annual salary. The firm owner also used $5,000 of his personal savings, which was earning a guaranteed 5 percent annual rate of return. The owner's equity capital? The firm's economic profit?
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