Gomez runs a small pottery firm. He hires one helper at $15,000 per year, pays annual rent of $6,500 for his shop, and spends $23,000 per year on materials. He has $40,000 of his own funds invested in equipment (pottery wheels, kilns, and so forth) that could earn him $6,000 per year if alternatively invested. He has been offered $20,500 per year to work as a potter for a competitor. He estimates his entrepreneurial talents are worth $5,000 per year. Total annual revenue from pottery sales is $82,000.
Instructions: Enter your answers as whole numbers.
a. Calculate the accounting profit for Gomez's pottery firm.
b. Now calculate Gomez's economic profit.