Suppose a Typical Firm in a Particular Industry Is Making

question 26

Multiple Choice

Suppose a typical firm in a particular industry is making positive economic profits. These economic profits

• A) reflect a waste of society's scarce resources and reflect inefficient production.
• B) signal owners of factors of production to move their resources out of that industry.
• C) imply that accounting costs are greater than economic costs in this industry.
• D) signal owners of factors of production to move resources into this industry.

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Definitions:

Biological Asset

A living animal or plant.

AASB 141

Refers to the accounting standard issued by the Australian Accounting Standards Board that deals with agriculture and requires biological assets to be measured at their fair value less estimated point-of-sale costs.

IAS 41

An International Accounting Standard that outlines the accounting for agricultural activity, including the transformation of biological assets (living plants and animals) into agricultural produce.

Economic Benefits

The benefits obtained from the use of goods or services that contribute to an entity's cash flow.