media portray accounting numbers‚ such as profits‚ as some sort of ‘hard’ and objective performance indicator? Why do you think they might do this‚ and‚ if they do‚ what are some of the implications that might arise as a result of this approach? In making this judgement‚ students should consider the various articles that frequently appear in newspapers and various discussions that occur on television and radio in relation to an organisation’s profits.
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NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS 13 2 Not-for-profit organisations Key points Many not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) feel they are poorly understood by government and the general public. Pressures to be more efficient have seen overhead spending reduced at considerable detriment to effectiveness and improved resource allocation over time (allocative efficiency). The sector is diverse‚ but NFPs display some common behavioural patterns: – Whereas the behaviour of for-profit business is driven mostly
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When it comes to for-profit colleges many students end up being in $50‚000 to even a hundred-thousand dollars in debt; making it harder by the day to find a good job-placement after becoming a graduate. The cost of attending a for-profit school is just much‚ as attending a ivy-league school‚ if not more. With most of these colleges having open enrollment‚ this allows the Government to take more/ have access to more money. In my opinion‚ it’s almost a trap in order to lure students into thinking
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2015 1. What is Profit Maximization using TR-TC Approach? Profit Maximization using TR-TC Approach is a method in determining the Profit and the Loss of a certain Company. To obtain the profit maximizing output quantity‚ we start by recognizing that profit is equal to total revenue (TR) minus total cost (TC). Given a table of costs and revenues at each quantity‚ we can either compute equations or plot the data directly on a graph. (Lipsey‚ 2011) Figure 1.Illustration of Profit Maximization using
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unit price and contribution for the product are calculated as $3.02 and $1.66‚ which means that the expense $1‚478‚000. It seems that it is not wise to introduce the product into a larger market which covers 19 cities‚ but a forecast of the sales and profit of the 19 cities market is necessary. Table 2 shows the result of forecasting and the total contribution in the bigger market which is $5‚149‚320. Let us assume that the costs of up-front investment in market research‚ setup/auditing‚ and public relations
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SAMPLE ANSWER FOR QUESTION 5 Profit-making is one of the most traditional‚ basic and major objectives of a firm. Profit-motive is the driving-force behind all business activities of a company. It is the primary measure of success or failure of a firm in the market. Profit earning capacity indicates the position‚ performance and status of a firm in the market. In spite of several changes and development of several alternative objectives‚ profit maximization has remained as one of the single most important
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P5 – Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet Profit and Loss Sheet: | |£ |£ | |Sales: | |80‚000 | | | | | |Less Cost of Sales: | | | |Opening stock |32‚000 | | |Purchases |6‚000 | | |Less Closing stock
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Volume 3‚ No. 3‚ March 2012 Journal of Global Research in Computer Science TECHNICAL NOTE Available Online at www.jgrcs.info FAST AND EFFICIENT METHODS FOR PROFIT & LOSS RELATED PROBLEMS (FEM-PLRP) Gaurav Dobriyal* Dept. Of Computer Science‚ Dev Bhoomi Institute of Technology‚ Dehradun (U.K.)‚ INDIA dobriyal.gaurav74@gmail.com* Abstract: This is one of the important or frequent asking lessons in all written examination. In this paper I try to give some of the effective tricks to solve
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1. Executive Summary This report defines‚ examines and promotes a non-profit capitalistic business model. The model endorses enterprises which compete in the free market‚ but eschews profits in favor of social benefits. This entails an increased workforce with benefits and wages on par with current standards. This increased employee pool works under a staggered shift structure so that each employee only works a 3-day (24 hour) workweek. Labor is scheduled in such a way that there is necessary labor
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Quiz Non Profits Name_____________________________________________ 1. FASB require the balance sheets of not-for-profits to display a) Net assets in four separate categories—unrestricted‚ temporarily restricted‚ permanently restricted‚ and restricted by creditors. b) Three separate funds—unrestricted‚ temporarily restricted‚ and permanently restricted net assets. c) Six totals—total assets‚ total liabilities‚ total net assets‚ total unrestricted net assets‚ total temporarily
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