2) Explain why a profit maximizing firm produces the output that equates marginal revenues to marginal costs (MR=MC). In a perfectly competitive market‚ producers are price-takers and consumers are price-takers. There are many producers‚ none having a large market share and the industry produces a standardized product‚ also free entry and exit of the industry. They produce using the optimal output rule: produce where marginal revenue equals marginal cost as Smith (1904) demonstrated. Figure
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Cash Budgets These are used by management as a guide to planning‚ control and decision-making. • So we can see when commitments are due so the business can make payments on time‚ maintaining a good reputation and being able to obtain credit • To show when the business has excess funds which should be invested to earn interest in either the short-term money market‚ in a fixed term deposit‚ in government stock or in an investment account (rather than a cheque account) • To control by
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Patton-Fuller Community Hospital Budget Over the years financial management has been a concept that is flourishing in the world of health care. “Until the 1960s‚ financial management in all industries was generally viewed as descriptive in nature‚ with its primary role being to secure the financing needed to meet a business’s operating objectives” (Gapenski‚ 2008‚ pg.26). However‚ today‚ financial management holds a more significant role in the management of businesses overall. “Now‚ the primary
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MEANING Profit maximization is the traditional approach and the primary objective of financial management. It implies that every decision relating to business is evaluated in the light of profits. All the decision with respect to new projects‚ acquisition of assets‚ raising capital‚ distributing dividends etc are studied for their impact on profits and profitability. If the result of a decision is perceived to have positive effect on the profits‚ the decision is taken further for implementation
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California Budget Crisis Rozlyn Brown Comm/215 BSDC0TEBB5 Michele Watson Poor money management of the State of California has caused people to suffer. The global recession has caused California and many other states to plummet. In the Los Angeles Times California deficit is said to be $25.4 billion according to the states chief analyst. The state of California has taken drastic measure to fix this problem. Fixing the problem includes layoffs
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managers and whether they should join the joint venture or not. Profit maximisation Profit maximisation is the process by which a firm determines the price and output level that returns the greatest profit. There are several approaches to this problem. The total revenue - total cost method relies on the fact that profit equals revenue minus cost‚ and the marginal revenue - marginal cost method is based on the fact that total profit in a perfectly competitive market reaches its maximum point where
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Budget Report Sample Due: November 18th‚ 2011 Part I (20 points) 1. ClearCheckbook Spending Patterns and Graphs Over the past few months you have been entering data into www.clearcheckbook.com i. By looking at representations of your spending over the past 3 months‚ comment on your general spending pattern. Do you see room for improvement and in which areas? Justify your answer and provide a pie chart for each month. * For the Pie Chart‚ Go to ClearCheckbook – Click on
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A01- Profit and Loss A profit and loss account is something businesses use to show them their revenue‚ costs and profits for that certain year‚ therefore showing the total amount of profit that the business has made that year‚ it is extremely important for the business‚ in particular for the accounts department who will refer to the profit and loss account a lot. This is because it clearly lays out what the business has spent‚ and what the business has brought in‚ it is easy for the business
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To run a business needs cash. Cash Budget is a record of cash transactions that comes in and out of the business for a specific period of time. This helps in assessing the entity’s financial health whether there are sufficient cash for operations or too much cash are used. It also serves as a purpose of decision making on what amount of money can be granted to a creditor to avoid any liquidity in the business. Cash budget only records strictly cash movements. For example‚ Depreciation is not
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1. [Sales Growth Rates‚ Sales‚ and Profits] Petal Providers Corporation opens and operates “mega” floral stores in the U.S. The idea behind the super store concept is to model the U.S. floral industry after its European counterparts whose flower markets generally have larger selections at lower prices. Revenues were $1 million with net profit of $50‚000 last year when the first “mega” Petal Providers floral outlet was opened. If the economy grows rapidly next year‚ Petal Providers expects its
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