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Consulting Firm Profit Calculation
A management consultant starts their own firm. In the first year, they generate $150,000 in revenue. They pay $20,000 for office rent, $5,000 for software, and $10,000 in travel expenses. To start the firm, the consultant left a job that paid $90,000 per year and used $50,000 from a savings account that was earning 4% annual interest. Calculate the firm's annual accounting profit and economic profit.
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