Small Mom and Pop firms, like inner city grocery stores, sometimes exist even though they do not earn economic profits. How can you explain this?
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Economic profit is the difference between total revenue and total economic cost, which includes both explicit and implicit costs. Implicit costs are the opportunity costs of using resources owned by the firm. Show more…
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