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Pat decides to leave her job as an engineer to start a her own business. She estimates that her costs in rent, inventory, supplies, total $150,000. She will also give up her $80,000 salary as an engineer to work in her business. How much is her implicit cost

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Answer:

Pat

Her implicit cost is:

$80,000

Explanation:

Pat's implicit cost is one part of the opportunity cost that arises when she utilizes her resources, knowledge, and skills toward a project or business without any explicit compensation for the utilized resources.  She will be giving up $80,000 from all salary as an employed engineer to start her own business.  She does not necessarily need to make a monetary payment for her implicit cost, unlike her explicit cost of $150,000.