Accountants Ignore Opportunity Costs in Profit Calculation

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Question:

In their calculation of profit, accountants typically do not take into account:

variable costs.

explicit costs.

fixed costs.

opportunity costs.

Answer:

In their calculation of profit, accountants typically do not take into account opportunity costs.

Opportunity costs represent the potential benefits that are foregone when choosing one alternative over another, and they are not recorded in the financial statements. Accountants usually focus on explicit costs (both variable and fixed) when