A. Explain the purpose of the business. * Does the company operate on a profit or non-profit basis? Explain your answer with details. * Does the company provide a service; manufacture a product‚ internet based or perhaps all? * Where is the business located and how many locations are there? McDonalds’s provides a service of fast food to people all over the world. The top 5 are America‚ Japan‚ Canada‚ United Kingdom‚ and Germany. According to 2007 statistics‚ McDonald’s serves more
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Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Financial Accounting Standard Board (FASB) an N.P.O(Non Profit Organization) is defined in terms of their characteristics that distinguishes them from a business entity as a contribution of significant amount of resources from resources providers who do not expect commensurate or proportionate pecuniary returns‚ operating purposely other than to provide goods or services at a profit and absence of ownership interest
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incarceration rates. Private prison corporations currently play a part in multiple aspects of the criminal justice policy process. A new campaign called ‘Programs Not Profits‚’ is advocating for the money that go to private prisons and investing it in more job training‚ substance abuse treatment‚ and mental health care. ‘Programs Not Profits’ is only one
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mechanization of the labor in order to streamline it. At a glance agribusiness may be seen and even portrayed as the solution to the global food issues‚ but that is far from the truth as we have seen in the documentary film Hungry for Profit agribusiness’ main purpose is profit as in the end agribusiness is in fact a business. With this in mid it should not come as a surprise that agribusiness‚ despite all the propaganda‚ isn’t a solution to the world food issues‚ in fact one can argue it is a cause for
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have chosen Non Profit organizations as a topic. I would like to explore the steps in building a successful Non Profit Organization. This topic interests me because I am interested in someday creating a non-profit organization that will benefit women all over the world and serve my community. A non-profit organization is a group organized for purposes other than generating profit. No part of the organization’s income is distributed to members or employees of the group. Non-profit organizations are
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Accounting for Government & Nonprofit organization versus for profit business. Business accounting has always been considered by some people to be the model for government accounting. But there are differences between one and another. Government and not for profit are governed mainly by their budgets. The budget covers the governmental decisions on how to raise money and where to spend it. Traditionally the budget takes center stage and one of the most public decisions in the government. They
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ENGL 1101 Why Companies Profits Declined Since the beginning of the last recession United States companies profits have declined drastically. Small local businesses were hurting because of the recession. Record shows “The boom in American corporate profits‚ which has far outpaced the gains in the broader economy since the end of the last recession‚ is faltering” (Schwartz). Even companies worldwide whose majorities of its customers were Americans suffered a loss. Europe economy has taken a down
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Maximizing Profits in Market Structures The subject matter of competitive markets can be complex with many extraneous details that can make all the difference between being a perfect competition‚ monopolistic competition‚ a monopoly‚ or an oligopoly. Each of these types of markets have specific characteristics and economic market effects that include entry barriers‚ price and output determination to produce the most profits for any given business or company. Even though these differences may
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Increasing Profit Margins Proposal for Artemis Sportswear Profit Margin is a ratio that is calculated by dividing net profits of a company by its sales. This ratio measures how much of every dollar generated by sales is retained in company’s earnings. Generally speaking‚ a higher profit margin indicates that a company is more profitable and has better control of its operational expenses. Gross profit margin can also be used to set and monitor sales goals for your company. Because the costs of
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TITLE: The Use of Profit and Loss Statements INTRODUCTION: This report will discuss the usage of a profit and loss statement in accounting as well as explaining why expenses are separated into specific categories in these reports. The different types of profits measured in this statement will also be explained. ROLE AND PUPOSE OF A PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT: 1. Role of a Profit and Loss Statement A profit and loss statement is a report prepared for presentation to interested parties showing
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