Distinguish between:

Contractual Income and Residual Income.

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Contractual Income Residual Income
(i) When income is given as per the terms and conditions of the contract it is called contractual income. (i) The income which is left over after making payment to other factors of production is called residual income.
(ii) Rent, Wages, etc. are examples of contractual income. (ii) Profit is an example of residual income.
(iii) Contractual income is fixed and certain. (iii) Residual income is fluctuating and uncertain.
(iv) It is neither zero nor negative. (iv) It can be zero or even negative.

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