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Ricky quits his job earning $150,000/year and converts a house that he owns into a museum for his large collection of antique clocks. Before this, Ricky had been renting the house out for $20,000/year. Ricky hired 2 employees for his museum at a total cost of $50,000/yr, and had to pay $10,000/yr for utilities.
His museum was a huge hit and brought in revenues of $125,000 the first year. One antique clock enthusiast even offered him $1,000,000 to purchase his entire collection, which he declined.
1. What is Ricky's accounting profit during the year? (accounting profit = total revenue - explicit costs)
2. What is Ricky's economic profit? Please explain. (economic profit = total revenue - explicit costs - implicit costs)
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