A Business Owner Makes 50 Items by Hand in Six

question 109

Multiple Choice

A business owner makes 50 items by hand in six hours. She could have earned $10 an hour working for someone else. If each item sells for $5 and the explicit costs total $14, economic profit equals:

• A) $0.
• B) $74.
• C) $176.
• D) $236.

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