Sue Owns a Baking Company

question 344

Multiple Choice

Sue owns a baking company. The company's total revenue for a month is $4000. The monthly costs of resources bought in the market and of resources owned by the firm are $2000 and monthly costs of resources supplied by the owner are $1000. Sue's economic profit for the month is equal to

• A) $4000.
• B) $3000.
• C) $2000.
• D) $1000.

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Definitions:

Market Price

The existing cost at which one can buy or sell a service or asset.

Output

The total amount of goods or services produced by a company, industry, or economy within a specific period.

Kinked Market Supply

A theoretical market supply curve where firms face a discontinuous elasticity of demand at different prices, leading to price stability within a certain range.

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to sell a product for and the actual price at which they sell it.