The Difference Between a Firm's Total Revenues and Total Costs

question 49

Multiple Choice

The difference between a firm's total revenues and total costs when all explicit and implicit costs are included is the firm's

• A) economic profit.
• B) accounting profit.
• C) opportunity cost of capital.
• D) long-run average total cost.

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