managers and whether they should join the joint venture or not. Profit maximisation Profit maximisation is the process by which a firm determines the price and output level that returns the greatest profit. There are several approaches to this problem. The total revenue - total cost method relies on the fact that profit equals revenue minus cost‚ and the marginal revenue - marginal cost method is based on the fact that total profit in a perfectly competitive market reaches its maximum point where
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Is Profit Maximisation always the major objective of a firm? The production of goods and services in our economy today takes place within organisations‚ whether in the centrally planned economy or free market economy. Any firm within these societies all have the same tendencies to acquire a successful business. Attaining this succession through mission statements‚ goals and objectives is simultaneous through all businesses. Changes in these objectives can have forcible effects on the decisions
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Profit Maximization Marginal revenue is the change in revenue which comes from the sale of an additional unit of output. The relationship with total revenue is that total revenue is used in the formula to calculate marginal revenue. A company can calculate marginal revenue by dividing the change in total revenue with the change in output quantity. Because of demand‚ as production quantity increases the revenue per unit will decrease. On the other hand‚ marginal cost is the change in the total
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PROFIT MAXIMISATION IN ZIMBABWE The traditional economist’s view is that firms are profit maximizes‚ with each decision based on the need to maximize profits (Griffiths and Wall‚ 2005). Although the assumption of profit maximization has come under repeated criticism‚ it still remains relevant to the Zimbabwean firm today irrespective of size. To begin with‚ a profit objective is often the principal reason for the original formation of the smaller companies‚ the majority of which are under the direct
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The cost profit analysis (CVP) determines how cost and volume affect a company’s operating income. To successfully perform the analysis the five basic components have to be known. The components are volume or level of activity‚ unit selling prices‚ variable cost per unit‚ total fixed cost‚ and sales mix. Volume or level of activity is how many units are produced or sold. The unit selling prices are the cost that each unit produced is sold or thought to be sold will sale for. The variable cost per
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Cost‚ Volume‚ and Profit Formulas Heather Jauregui University of Phoenix of Axia College “The Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis is the study of the effects of changes in costs and volume on a company’s profits.” (Kimmel‚ P.‚ Weygandt‚ J.‚ & Kieso‚ D. 2003) The analysis is used to maximize efficiency in a business. In order to be effective the CVP analysis has to make several assumptions. These assumptions are that the costs can be fitted into either fixed or variable categories. The
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Cost‚ Volume‚ and Profit Formulas All businesses require becoming profitable or at some point they will fail. Accounting plays an essential role in determining if the company will become successful and continue to do so over time. Using well-defined formulas in order to assess the exact numbers will facilitate the actions a company needs to carry out in order to maintain its goals. The accounting department would look at the cost-volume-profit analysis to concentrate on the different components
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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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Nonprofit versus For-Profit Healthcare and Organizations Abstract This paper explores articles and research conducted on nonprofit versus For-Profit Healthcare and Organizations. There are three types of entities that own hospitals‚ which are: nonprofit‚ for-profit‚ and government. However‚ it can’t be determined if they specialize in different medical services or how their service profits affect certain specializations. More than likely‚ the for-profits offer profitable medical services that
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PUTTING THE SERVICE – PROFIT CHAIN TO WORK Group - 5 Introduction: Factors that drives profitability Investment in people Leadership Vision – Patina of spirituality‚ importance of mundane Profitability Technology supporting frontline workers Successful service companies: Banc One‚ Intuit‚ Southwest Airlines‚ Service Master‚ USAA‚ Taco Bell‚ and MCI Compensation linked to performance Recruiting and training practices The Service - Profit Chain • Establishes relationships
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