Taylor used to work as a yoga instructor at the local gym earning $27,000 a year. Taylor quit that job and started working as a personal trainer. Taylor makes $60,000 in total annual revenue. Taylor's only out-of-pocket costs are $12,000 per year for rent and utilities, $1,000 per year for advertising and $1,500 per year for equipment. Taylor's accounting profit is _______, and Taylor's economic profit is _______.

Taylor used to work as a yoga instructor at the local gym earning $27,000 a year. Taylor quit that job and started working as a personal trainer. Taylor makes $60,000 in total annual revenue. Taylor's only out-of-pocket costs are $12,000 per year for rent and utilities, $1,000 per year for advertising and $1,500 per year for equipment. Taylor's accounting profit is _, and Taylor's economic profit is _.

Managerial Economics: A Problem Solving Approach

5th Edition

ISBN:9781337106665

Author:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Publisher:Luke M. Froeb, Brian T. McCann, Michael R. Ward, Mike Shor

Chapter5: Investment Decisions: Look Ahead And Reason Back

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