Suppose that a small hair styling salon had revenues of $200,000 in a given year. The owner spent $15,000 on utilities, $72,000 on supplies (shampoo, conditioner, hair coloring and other chemicals, etc.), and $60,000 on equipment (mirrors, chairs, scissors, curling irons, etc.), including maintenance. The owner could have earned $70,000 working at another salon. A) What is the accounting profit
Suppose that a small hair styling salon had revenues of $200,000 in a given year. The owner spent $15,000 on utilities, $72,000 on supplies (shampoo, conditioner, hair coloring and other chemicals, etc.), and $60,000 on equipment (mirrors, chairs, scissors, curling irons, etc.), including maintenance. The owner could have earned $70,000 working at another salon. A) What is the accounting profit
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Suppose that a small hair styling salon had revenues of $200,000 in a given year. The owner spent $15,000 on utilities, $72,000 on supplies (shampoo, conditioner, hair coloring and other chemicals, etc.), and $60,000 on equipment (mirrors, chairs, scissors, curling irons, etc.), including maintenance. The owner could have earned $70,000 working at another salon.
A) What is the accounting profit for the hair styling salon?
B) What is the economic profit for the hair styling salon?
C) What would revenue have to be for the owner of the hair styling salon have to be for him to earn an economic profit of $10,000.
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