i)
Implicit cost includes the opportunity costs.
Implicit Cost=Income that he has foregone=50000+30000+80000*5%=$84000
Explicit Cost includes the direct accounting costs
Explicit Cost=Cost of labor+Cost of inputs+Other Cost=80000+30000+20000=$130000
Total Cost=Implicit Cost+Explicit Cost=130000+84000=$214,000
ii)
Accounting Cost=Total Revenue-Explicit Cost=200000-130000=$70000
Economic Cost=Total Revenue-Total Cost=200000-214000=-$14000
iii)
We observe that economic profit is negative, It means that Sarah did not make the right decision to quit her nursing job and sports career.
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