Explain how the law of diminishing returns and returns to scale affect a firm’s cost of production (20 Marks) The law of diminishing returns exist when increasing quantities of a variable input are combined with a fixed input‚ which eventually leads to the marginal product and the average product of that variable input will decline. Diminishing returns can affect a firms cost of production negatively in the short run. An example of this is that a business had 2 factors of production; Capital‚ which
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Profit vs. Not-for-Profit Organization A nonprofit organization is formed for the common good of the public. Nonprofit organizations are usually formed for some specific religious‚ charitable or educational purpose. A for-profit organization may be formed to conduct any number of lawful business activities. The primary reason to form a for-profit organization is to earn a profit for the owners of the company. Use of Profits Since a not-for-profit organization is formed to accomplish a specific
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Affects of Advertising on Consumer Buying Behavior Submitted to: Sir Luqman Submitted by: Ramsha Shahid (313004) Course: Consumer Behavior (Elective) HAMDARD INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES Table of Contents Introduction 5 Background of the Study 5 Affects of Advertising on Consumer Buying Behavior: 8 Advertising: 11 Role of advertisement 11 The Functions of Advertising 12 Advertising and Psychology 12 How Advertising Works 13 ADVERTISING’S ROLE IN HOW
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Revenue means income. Allocation means to divide. Revenue allocation is defined as the division of available resources within an organisation or company. At a broader level‚ it is the process of assigning a cost to the amount of services and products generated. Government revenue is obtained from taxes‚ licenses and fees and allocated to public facilities. Because of the current revenue allocation formula in Nigeria‚ though there is a great deal of wealth in the country from the oil industry‚ 64%
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29‚ 2012 Martha Nussbaum: “Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities” Martha C. Nussbaum is the author of the book‚ “Not For Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities.” The book begins by drawing the reader’s attention by explaining the “Silent Crisis.” She describes education in the eyes of the government‚ and in the eyes of the people. There is a connection made between education and the liberal arts. The title of the book‚ “Not For Profit‚” are three simple words that when put
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-------------------------10SummaryIn this case of "Greenhill Community Center"‚ described as a executive director - Leslie was dealing with several issues within this non-profit organization‚ she had learned MBA and thought having experiences to fit her position‚ but after one year of managing the center‚ she felt frustration and anger. Background of the Greenhill Community CenterGreenhill was multi-service community center which was founded in 1982 in Coastal City‚ one of the poorest cities on
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social responsibility at this site (if this does not connect directly please copy and past on a separate web page on the URL line): http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/ Do you agree or disagree with Friedman’s position? Why? What is most positive about his position? What is most negative about his position? This was written in 1970‚ does it apply in today’s global/high tech economy? Why or why not? The Social Responsibility of
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The Accounting Cycle Five Cycles of Accounting The accounting cycle consists of five components: revenue‚ expenditures‚ financing‚ conversion‚ and fixed assets (Bagranoff‚ Simkin‚ & Strand‚ 2008). There are many business activities within a company that will take place in each of these cycles. The revenue cycle incorporates sales and cash receipts. Expenditures are the decrease in cash assets to acquire goods or services necessary to operate. The conversion cycle is a continual process that
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28‚ 2005 | January 30‚ 2004 | February 1‚ 2002 | January 28‚ 2000 | Results of Operations | | | | | | | | Net Revenue | 61‚133 | 57‚420 | 55‚788 | 49‚121 | 41‚327 | 31‚168 | 25‚265 | Cost of Revenue | 49‚462 | 47‚904 | 45‚897 | 40‚103 | 33‚764 | 25‚661 | 20‚047 | Gross Margin | 11‚671 | 9‚516 | 9‚891 | 9‚018 | 7‚563 | 5‚507 | 5‚218 | Gross Profit Margin | 19.1% | 16.6% | 17.7% | 18.4% | 18.3% | 17.7% | 20.7% | Operating Expenses | | | | | | | | + Selling‚ general
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BERGERAC CASE STUDY Summary The purpose of this report is to analyze the opportunity to produce plastic components for cartridge production and choose the best alternative. It is predicted that the annual demand growth is a triangular distribution with a minimum of 5%‚ most likely of 17% and a maximum of 25%. Due to the continuous growth in the demand‚ the alternatives cannot be compared using just the data for 2010. An analysis is carried out for the time period 2011 to 2015 and the present worth
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