高階ECON-PRDC-020
A firm is making a positive accounting profit but a negative economic profit. A correct reading is:
A. The firm should ignore the result because only accounting profit matters in economics.
B. Total revenue is below explicit cost.
C. The firm covers its cash costs but earns less than its next-best use of resources.✓ 答案
D. Marginal cost is below average variable cost, so the firm must shut down at once.
解說
Negative economic profit means total revenue does not cover explicit plus implicit costs. Accounting profit can still be positive. Shutdown in the short run depends on whether revenue covers variable cost, which this comparison does not tell you.