Revenue and sales maximization Revenue maximization Maximizing sales revenue is an alternative to profit maximization and occurs when the marginal revenue‚ MR‚ from selling an extra unit is zero. The notion that business firms (especially those operating in the real world) are primarily motivated by the desire to achieve the greatest possible level of sales‚ rather than profit maximization. On a day-to-day basis‚ most real world firms probably do try to maximize sales rather than profit. For firms
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behaviour‚ it was in their advantage to collude and set the price and their individual outputs at levels that would maximize their joint profits. This situation (illustrated in Appendix‚ 1.1)‚ shows the demand curve‚ given by DD‚ as the individual firm ’s share of the market demand under circumstances where the two firms are identical with respect to size and costs of production. To understand this behaviour of the collusive duopolies‚ a mathematical tool called ‘Game Theory’ is used. The classic example
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PERFECT COMPETITION PERFECT COMPETITION Perfect competition (PC) is also called pure competition. Market structure that characterized by many small firms‚ which sells homogenous‚ easy entry and exit‚ and perfect knowledge of the market. Many small firms The exact number of firms cannot be stated‚ but there are a large number of small firms that each firm has no significant share of output. Homogenous products The products produced by firms are identical or standardized
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Statement Four Revenue recognition issues top the list of reasons for financial reporting restatements and one of the methods for creative accounting practices. Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Introduction 3 Literature Review 4 Revenue recognition 4 Sale of goods 4 Rendering of services 5 Interest‚ royalties‚ and dividends 5 Creative Accounting 5 To meet internal targets 6 Meet external expectations. 6 Provide income smoothing. 6 Taxation 6 Change in management
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relatively elastic? State why. (b) Would the supply of apartments in this area be relatively inelastic or relatively elastic? State why. 1 (c) Draw the demand and supply curves as you have described them‚ showing the initial equilibrium price and quantity. Label carefully. (d) Now assume the government creates a rent supplement program. Under this program‚ the renter is required to pay 30% of income in rent. Any additional rent is paid by the government. For example‚ a low-income person with an income of
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Behind the Curve Behind the Curve Globalization and International Terrorism Audrey Kurth Cronin he coincidence between the evolving changes of globalization‚ the inherent weaknesses of the Arab region‚ and the inadequate American response to both ensures that terrorism will continue to be the most serious threat to U.S. and Western interests in the twenty-ªrst century. There has been little creative thinking‚ however‚ about how to confront the growing terrorist backlash that has been unleashed
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authorities related to the subject under study. Literature review discusses or treats some ideas already in books‚ journals or websites that throw lights on the topic under research. An attempt is also made to examine carefully some time tested procedures and the challenges the Revenue Authorities faces when mobilizing revenue. Various scholars and administrative practitioners have put out a lot of theories‚ concerns and views on GRA’s ability to mobilize revenue and how these monies mobilized are
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the government [...] a payment exacted by legislative authority." A tax "is not a voluntary payment or donation‚ but an enforced contribution‚ exacted pursuant to legislative authority" and is "any contribution imposed by government [...] whether under the name of toll‚ tribute‚ gabel‚ impost‚ duty‚ custom‚ excise‚ subsidy‚ aid‚ supply‚ or other name." Taxation may be defined as the levying of compulsory contributions by public authorities having tax transaction. No specific reward or direct benefit
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Maximizing Profits in Market Structures Competitive markets‚ monopolies‚ and oligopolies play a big role in the economy. We will be discussing the characteristics‚ price determination‚ output determination‚ barriers to entry‚ and the role in economy of each market structure. In a competitive market there are many firms that supply the same product‚ such as local gas stations. Mankiw (2007) stated‚ “You may recall that a market is competitive if each buyer and seller is small compared to the size
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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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