You Are the Owner and Only Employee of a Company

question 82

Multiple Choice

You are the owner and only employee of a company that repairs computers.Last year,you earned total revenues of $75,000.Your costs for equipment,rent,and supplies were $10,000.To start this business you quit a job at another computer software firm that paid $40,000 a year.Last year,your economic profits were:

• A)$100,000.
• B)$75,000.
• C)$50,000.
• D)$25,000.

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Definitions:

Situational Decisions

Decisions made based on the specific context or circumstances at hand, where different factors or conditions can lead to different outcomes.

Escalation of Commitment

A behavior pattern in which an individual or group continues to invest in a decision despite evidence of its ineffectiveness or failure.

Economic

Pertaining to the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, as well as the management of financial resources in a community or society.

Managerial

Pertaining to the activities, responsibilities, and skills of managers in planning, organizing, leading, and controlling within an organization.