Economists consider both explicit and implicit costs when measuring economic profit

Explicit and Implicit costs should be considered when measuring economic profit because a business must cover its opportunity costs as well as its out-of-pocket expenses to be truly profitable. Economic profit consists of revenue minus implicit (opportunity) and explicit (monetary) costs. Explicit costs are monetary costs a firm has. Implicit costs are the opportunity costs of a firm’s resources.

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urban company reports the following information regarding its production cost: units produced 37,000 units direct labor $ 30 per unit direct materials $ 35 per unit variable overhead $ 237,000 in total fixed overhead $ 127,000 in total