The Wax Works sells 500 candles at a price of $5 per candle. The Wax Worksʹ total economic costs for producing 500 candles are $3,000. The Wax Worksʹ economic profit is

A) -$3,000.
B) -$500.
C) $2,500.
D) $3,000.

Economic Profit

The contrast between cumulative revenue and cumulative costs, taking into account both clear and veiled expenses.

Economic Costs

The sum of explicit costs (direct payment for resources) and implicit costs (opportunity costs of using resources owned by the firm).