A Personal Computer That Originally Cost $5,000 Has No Estimated

question 93

Multiple Choice

A personal computer that originally cost $5,000 has no estimated salvage value and was depreciated at the rate of 20% a year. At the end of the third year, the computer was sold for $1,500 cash. The transaction would result in a

• A) gain of $1,500.
• B) loss of $1,500.
• C) gain of $250.
• D) loss of $250.

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Definitions:

Economic Profits

The surplus remaining after deducting all costs, including opportunity costs, from total revenues, indicating the financial performance exceeding the break-even point.

Implicit Costs

The opportunity costs that arise from using resources owned by the firm for its own production instead of earning revenue from these resources elsewhere.

Normal Profit

The lowest amount of profit a company must earn to stay competitive and cover its opportunity costs.

Implicit Costs

Implicit costs, also known as imputed or opportunity costs, are the costs of resources owned by the firm that are used in its own production process.