For-Profit Education For-Profit education has been present for many years however has recently become a popular commodity. The for-profit educational world has been gaining popularity for a number of reasons. These include such aspects as access‚ student population‚ financial cost‚ etc. This paper will explore For-Profit education‚ a brief history‚ the students these institutions aim to serve‚ the intended focus of For-Profits and quality‚ the impact on higher education‚ and the roles of student
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amounts which are set aside out of the profits for a specific purpose e.g. provisions for bad debts‚ doubtful debts or depreciation‚ etc. These provisions are made in view of some expected events. Any expected loss in the future relating to the current accounting period must be charged (i.e. debited) to the profit and loss account of the current period. Similarly‚ any expected gain in the future relating to the current year must be credited to the profit and loss account of the current year. N
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Luca Pacioli is referred to as both the “Father of Accounting” and the “Father of Profitability.” He was the first to describe in detail the double-entry bookkeeping‚ a process that plays an integral role in the development of capitalism as it allows us to calculate profits (Fischer‚ 2000). According to Pacioli‚ the hallmark of a successful business is what he calls the profit motive. This is the notion that successful business men and women must acknowledge and be influenced by the spiritual aspects
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The Role of Non-Profit Organizations in Development: the Experience of the World Bank | | | | | In both industrialized and developing countries‚ there is a growing body of experience‚ which attests to the positive roles that non-profit organizations (NPOs) play in development. (Clark‚ 1991) These roles include‚ in particular: - * providing goods and services - especially meeting needs which have not hitherto been met by either the State or by the private sector; * assisting the government
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Business 1A Accounting Cycle Project Name: ______________________________ On October 1‚ 2013‚ Adrian Lopez launched a computer services company‚ Success Systems‚ which is organized as a corporation and provides consulting services‚ computer system installations‚ and custom program development. Lopez adopts the calendar year for reporting purposes and expects to prepare the company’s first set of financial statements on December 31‚ 2013. A list of business transactions for the months
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Profit and Non-profit Organizations Lakeesha Grass PHI445: Personal and Organizational Ethics Instructor: Tom Snook October 13‚ 2014 Company Profile (Not-for-Profit- Organization) Profile of YMCA (Franz 2005) YMCA is the non-profit organization of my interest. YMCA is very interesting in development of communities as being a non-profit organization. In June 6‚ 1844 when YMCA were founded in London‚ England United Kingdom including its main goal is to put the principles of Christians
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----------------9Reference-----------------------------------------------------------------------------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
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WHAT ARE COSTS AND PROFITS? HUNGRY HELEN’S COOKIE FACTORY • Helen‚ the owner of the cookie factory‚ buys flour‚ sugar‚ flavorings‚ and other cookie ingredients. • She also buys the mixers and the ovens and hires workers to run the equipment. • She then sells the resulting cookies to consumers. 2 TOTAL REVENUE‚ TOTAL COST‚ AND PROFIT • The amount that Helen receives for the sale of its output (cookies) is its total revenue. • The amount that the firm pays to buy inputs (flour‚ sugar‚ workers
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Theories of Profit There are various theories of profit‚ given by several economists‚ which are as follows: 1. Walker’s Theory of Profit as Rent of Ability This theory is pounded by F.A. Walker. According to Walker‚ “Profit is the rent of exceptional abilities that an entrepreneur may possess over others”. Rent is the difference between the yields of the least and the most efficient entrepreneurs. In formulating this theory‚ Walker assumed a state of perfect completion in which all firms are
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PROFIT MAXIMIZATION: REALITY OR A THEORETICAL OBJECTIVE? Research Compiled for The Paper Store‚ Inc. by Amy Sorter 3/2009 For More Information on This Paper‚ Please Visit www.paperwriters.com/aftersale.htm Introduction Though many people equate economics with finance and accounting‚ it ’s actually a social science‚ a study of behavior and how rational people behave when it comes to allocation of resources. Within the study of that social science are many theories in which economists attempt
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