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In July 2020, Delta Air Lines reported earnings for the second quarter of 2020. Delta’s CEO Ed Bastian stated “[d]emand has stalled as the virus has grown...coupled with the quarantine measures”. Delta’s posted a $5.7 billion net loss in the second quarter. Which of the following is correct?
A net loss is when expenses exceed the income or total revenue . So here the accounting profit is negative = - $5.7 billion . And economuc profit is always lower than accounting profit because it takes into consideration , implicit costs also along with explicit costs . Answer : A. Delta's accounting profit is -$5.7 billion with a lower economic profit.