Answer
Gomez's business accounting profit amounted to $37500 while economic profit is $6000
Accounting profit is simply deducting explicit costs from revenue.Explicit costs are costs that require actual cash flow from the entity.
Economic profit on the other hand is calculated by deducting both explicit and implicit costs from revenue.
Implicit costs are costs relating to alternative opportunities forgone.
Explanation:
Both accounting and economic profits are highlighted below:
Accounting profit=Total revenue-explicit costs Â
Revenue         $82,000 Â
Helper's wages  ($15,000)
Rent          ($6,500)
Materials          ($23,000)
Accounting profit   $37,500 Â
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Economic profit =Revenue -explicit costs-implicit costs Â
Revenue                $82,000 Â
Helper's wages         ($15,000)
Rent                 ($6,500)
Materials                 ($23,000)
Return lost money invested  ($6,000)
Lost income from porter's offer   ($20,500)
Entrepreneur's talent       ($5,000)
Economic profit = Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $6,000 Â