List and Briefly Explain the Four Distinctive Characteristics of Services

question 28

Essay

List and briefly explain the four distinctive characteristics of services.

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Definitions:

Economic Profits

Profits exceeding the opportunity costs of a firm, representing earnings beyond the breakeven point.

Economic Costs

The total value of all resources used to produce a good or service, including both explicit and implicit costs.

Accounting Profit

The difference between total revenue and explicit costs; it does not account for implicit costs, unlike economic profit.

Total Revenue

The entire amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services before any costs are subtracted.