Bill is an economics professor who earns $40,000 teaching but decides to leave and fulfill his dream of catering barbecues. During his first year of barbecuing he earned total revenue of $60,000. He spent $30,000 on food and supplies
He also paid his wife $10,000 to help serve food. The normal profit for an entrepreneur running a barbecue business is $3,000. He also rented an industrial grill/fry truck for $12,000. An accountant would conclude that Bill's profit was A) $30,000.
B) $20,000.
C) $8,000.
D) -$2,000.
E) $40,000.
C
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