Suppose the Entrepreneur Could Earn $1,000 as an Employee Elsewhere

question 92

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { | l | r | } \hline \text { Assume an apple farmer incurs the following costs and revenues: } \\\hline \text { Fertilizer: } & \$ 200 \\\hline \text { Seeds: } & \$ 75 \\\hline \text { Water: } & \$ 250 \\\hline \text { Wages: } & \$ 750 \\\hline \text { Property taxes: } & \$ 600 \\\hline \text { Interest payments on borrowed funds: } & \$ 1,200 \\\hline \text { Sales of apples: } & \$ 4,000 \\\hline\end{array}\\\text { Table } 22.1\end{array}$ Suppose the entrepreneur could earn $1,000 as an employee elsewhere.This means the economic profit is

• A)-$925.
• B)-$75.
• C)-$1,000.
• D)$0.

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Definitions:

Profit

The financial gain achieved when the amount earned from a business activity exceeds the expenses, costs, and taxes involved in sustaining the activity.

Loss

An economic condition where expenses exceed revenues, resulting in negative profit.

Price Discrimination

Price discrimination is the strategy of selling the same product at different prices to different groups of consumers, often based on their willingness to pay, location, or purchase volume.

Disguised Subsidy

Financial support given to industries or businesses in indirect ways, not easily identifiable as traditional subsidies, to lower their costs or increase their competitiveness.