Zach took $400,000 out of the bank and used it to start his new cookie business. The bank account pays 3 percent interest per year. During the first year of his business, Zach sold 6,000 boxes of cookies for $2.50 per box. Also, during the first year, the cookie business incurred costs that required outlays of money amounting to $9,000. Zach's economic profit for the year was

Zach took $400,000 out of the bank and used it to start his new cookie business. The bank account pays 3 percent interest per year. During the first year of his business, Zach sold 6,000 boxes of cookies for $2.50 per box. Also, during the first year, the cookie business incurred costs that required outlays of money amounting to $9,000.
Zach's economic profit for the year was

a. $-506,000.
b. $-6,000.
c. $3,000.
d. $6,000.








Answer: D

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