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Accounting Profit
The short answer
Profit calculated under accounting standards by subtracting explicit expenses from revenue, before considering opportunity costs.
What is Accounting Profit?
Profit calculated under accounting standards by subtracting explicit expenses from revenue, before considering opportunity costs.
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