The Economy's Current Rate of Interest Is 10 Percent and a Firm

question 125

Multiple Choice

The economy's current rate of interest is 10 percent and a firm has $10,000 of owner-invested capital. Its total revenue is $5000 and the firm's explicit costs are $3500. From this we know that this firm's

• A) accounting profit is $500.
• B) economic profit is $1,500.
• C) accounting profit is $1,500.
• D) economic profit is $5,000.

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Definitions:

Manufacturing Overhead

Indirect factory-related costs that are not directly tied to a specific product, such as maintenance and factory utilities.

Overapplied

In cost accounting, refers to a situation where the allocated amount of an indirect cost exceeds the actual incurred cost.

Underapplied

A situation where the allocated costs are less than the actual costs incurred, often in the context of manufacturing overhead.

Underapplied Overhead

A situation where the allocated manufacturing overhead for a period is less than the actual overhead incurred, leading to underestimating product costs.