Francis wants to buy some paintings for their store to make it feel more classy. Francis would need to take $20,000 out of their savings account (which earns 1% interest a year) in order to finance the paintings. At the end of the year, Francis knows they could sell the paintings for $20,000 but they would choose not to. When calculating this year's economic profit, Francis would count this as a:   a.  explicit cost of $20,000 and an implicit cost of $2,000.   b.  explicit cost of $20,000 and an implicit cost of $20,000.   c.  explicit cost of $20,000.   d.  implicit cost of $2,000.

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  1. Francis wants to buy some paintings for their store to make it feel more classy. Francis would need to take $20,000 out of their savings account (which earns 1% interest a year) in order to finance the paintings. At the end of the year, Francis knows they could sell the paintings for $20,000 but they would choose not to. When calculating this year's economic profit, Francis would count this as a:

 

a. 

explicit cost of $20,000 and an implicit cost of $2,000.

 

b. 

explicit cost of $20,000 and an implicit cost of $20,000.

 

c. 

explicit cost of $20,000.

 

d. 

implicit cost of $2,000. 

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