$15 000 in business taxes‚ and $350 000 on products to sell. He estimates he could put the $80 000 he has invested in the store into his friend’s restaurant business instead and earn an annual 20 percent profit on his funds. He also estimates that he and his family could earn a total annual wage of $90 000 if they worked somewhere other than the store. a. Calculate the total explicit costs and total implicit costs of running the variety store. b. What is the accounting profit of the variety
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Margie Reaves Bus 6400 July 28‚ 2012 A Business Problem: A real-world business that I had to make: A business decision that I had to make was when I was 17‚ and I was working at a restaurant as the head cashier. One day the manager of the restaurant called me into his office and told me that when I ring up the customer’s meal ticket he wanted me to charge them 10% more or their meal ticket. For example‚ if their meal came to $21‚ he wanted me to charge them $21 plus an addition 10%. I told
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Business Problem Paper The team has submitted a business proposal that discusses the business decisions and subsequent decline of Starbucks Coffee ’s stock price over the last 12 to 24 months. Starbucks is a publicly traded company that offers a variety of products‚ including: brewed coffees‚ Italian-style espresso beverages‚ cold blended beverages‚ roasted whole bean coffees‚ tea products‚ sodas and coffee liqueur (Datamonitor‚ 2007). The company also offers food items and gift ideas such
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Gross and Net profit Gross profit A company’s revenue‚ minus the business’ costs of goods For example: If I sold 5000 cheese sandwiches for £1 each my total revenue would be 50 x £1 = £5000 It costs 25p per sandwich to purchase bread‚ butter and cheese. My gross profit = Revenue – Costs of sales (25p x 5000= £1250.00) = £3750.00 Net profit The business’ gross profit minus expenses For example: My gross profit from my sandwiches is £3750.00 to calculate my Net profit I need to minus
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Milton Friedman suggests that businesses should only be responsible for making profits. If a business stays within the law‚ it is encouraged to do anything and go to any means necessary to maximize the bottom line. Other aspects such as customer happiness‚ impacts on society should not be its main concern. Porter and Kramer on the other hand suggest that we can create shared values in other words we can create economic value simultaneously by creating societal benefit and vice versa. Theoretically
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Reflective Essay Five: Are Profits the Only Business of Business? The business world is evolving at a fast pace‚ but so are the world’s social problems. Many places around the world still have poor nutrition‚ no access to water‚ or lack food or skills. Climate change‚ deforestation‚ and pollution are major issues that still need solutions. Healthcare is another important area that needs to be developed and that requires more efficiency. The world definitely has problems that need to be solved‚ but
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operation and learnt that the McDonald brother had desired to franchise their operation. Besides that‚ McDonald also into international market and continue to expend around the globe. For the management of McDonald‚ the main aspect to entire the business are ethical‚ truthful‚ and dependable. McDonald was conduct by their Board of Director that insure their act in the best interest. Apart from that‚ takes a proactive approach to enforcing their global food service. For the Global Perspective‚ McDonald
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Non-profit Organizations Non-profit organizations are vital to all communities. They provide much required services to those in need and derive from the humanitarian‚ religious‚ healthcare‚ social service‚ educational‚ or environmental sector. While striving for organizational success‚ non-profit organizations are faced with many obstacles. These challenges range from the hiring of qualified staff‚ unrealistic expectations‚ inadequate facilities‚ to a lack of volunteers and funds. Non-profits like
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Title: Foundation of Ted Hughes’ work Who was Ted Hughes? What’s so special bought him that he was able to use his own life experiences to create wonderful poems? Ted Hughes wrote bought anger sorrow and regret because he saw people in pain‚ his own wife passed away and he regrets his actions from the past. Edward James Hughes or more commonly known as Ted Hughes was born in August 17‚ 1930 at 1 Aspinal Street‚ in Mytholmroyd‚ West Yorkshire to William Henry and Edith Hughes. When Hughes was
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Tutorial 3 1.) “The only rule of business is the increase of profits.” Discuss. We are now discuss about the rule of business‚ is it just maximize profit without any moral responsibility? Or we need to make decisions that protect and benefit society? According to the Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms‚ social responsibility is the “principle that businesses should actively contribute to the welfare of society and not only maximize profits”. We don’t have “absolutely” in the world
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