Bud Opened a Flower Shop

question 14

Multiple Choice

Bud opened a flower shop. He rented a building for $9,000 a year. To buy equipment for the store, he withdrew $10,000 from his savings account, which earned an annual interest rate of 3 per cent. During the first year of operation, Bud paid $4,000 for utilities and $12,000 to his suppliers. The store's total annual revenue was $55,000. The market value of the store's equipment at the end of the year was $8,000. If Bud had not started this business, he would have continued to work as an employee at another flower shop for $30,000 a year. During the first year of operation, Bud

• A) received an economic profit of $20,000.
• B) incurred an economic loss of $2,300.
• C) received an economic profit of $30,000.
• D) incurred an economic loss of $12,300.

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Definitions:

Dividends

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FVE Method

Refers to the Fair Value Evaluation method, a technique for assessing an asset's worth at its current market value.

Consolidated Net Income

The total amount of net income earned by a parent company and its subsidiaries, after intercompany transactions have been eliminated.