Determine the Net Income of a Company for Which the Following

question 200

Multiple Choice

Determine the net income of a company for which the following information is available for the month of July.
$\begin{array}{llr} \text { Employee salaries expense} &\$180,000\\ \text {Interest expense } &10,000\\ \text { Rent expense } &20,000\\ \text { Consulting revenue } &400,000\\\end{array}$

• A) $190,000.
• B) $210,000.
• C) $230,000.
• D) $400,000.
• E) $610,000.

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Definitions:

Accounting Profits

The financial gain calculated by subtracting total explicit costs from total revenues, using generally accepted accounting principles.

Economic Profits

Profits calculated by subtracting both explicit and implicit costs from total revenues; also known as supernormal profits.

Implicit Costs

Costs that represent the opportunity costs of using resources owned by the firm for its own production rather than selling those resources.

Economic Profit

The difference between total revenue and the total cost of inputs (including opportunity costs), reflecting the additional gain from business operations beyond breaking even.