Golda Rush quit her job as a manager for Home Depot to start her own hair dressing salon, ...

Golda Rush quit her job as a manager for Home Depot to start her own hair dressing salon, Goldilocks. She gave up a salary of $40,000 per year, invested her savings of $30,000 (which was earning 5 percent interest) and borrowed $10,000 from a close friend, agreeing to pay 5 percent interest per year. In her first year, Golda spent $18,000 to rent a salon, hired a part-time assistant for $12,000 and incurred another $15,000 in expenses on equipment and hairdressing material. Based on this information, what is the amount of her explicit costs for the first year?

• $45,000

• $45,500

• $47,000

• $87,000