Session 9, 10
Cost Analysis
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• Expenses that are incurred for buying • There may not be direct expenses on
Inputs inputs as they may be owned by the
entrepreneur
• They enter in the books of accounts and
give clear picture of the profitability of the • They do not enter into the books of
business account but the opportunity cost of
these inputs guides the decision making
• Accounting Profit=Revenue-Explicit Cost
• Economic Profit=Revenue-(Explicit cost +
Implicit cost)