1. Introduction The largest and biggest contributor to Bangladesh’s economy is the agricultural sector. Seen often as the ‘unsung’ hero of our growth revolution‚ it still serves as the most significant industry in this country. In spite of its large contribution to employment‚ relatively speaking‚ its contribution to GNP falls short of expectations. Hence‚ as with other developing countries‚ the agriculture sector in Bangladesh can be classified as predominantly being ‘traditional’. This implies
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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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Climate and Energy: Dunkin’ Donuts was able to determine where their restaurants and franchisees could reduce energy consumption‚ while also cutting back on utility costs. In 2012‚ they introduced an energy efficient tool kit named “Power Down‚ Profit Up.” This toolkit focused on low to no-cost ways to save energy and water‚ including repairs‚ rebates‚ tax incentives and bringing employees on board with energy efficiency. Sustainable Sourcing: In its 2010 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report
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Differences of 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
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Blocher‚Stout‚Cokins‚Chen:Cost Management‚ 4e 7-1 ©The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc.‚ 2008 CHAPTER 7: COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS QUESTIONS 7-1 The underlying relationship in cost-volume-profit analysis is that costs‚ revenues‚ and profits all change in a predictable way as the volume of activity changes. 7-2 It is more practical to find the breakeven point in sales dollars for companies having thousands of individual items. Finding the breakeven point for each item would be laborious and meaningless
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Still‚ even with that sell-off‚ shares are up more than 40% over the course of the past 12 months. Despite the earnings miss‚ full-year profits for 2010 climbed to $6.6 billion from $2.7 billion in 2009‚ the best since 1999. But the company‚ which recaptured its position as the No. 2 automaker in terms of U.S. sales in 2010‚ posted a fourth-quarter operating profit of $1.2 billion‚ or 30 cents a share‚ excluding special items. That was down from 43 cents a share on that basis a year earlier. Analysts
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Chapter 02 - Principles of Accounting and Financial Reporting for State and Local 11. The accounting system used by a state or local government must make it possible A. To present fairly the financial position and results of financial operations of the government as a whole‚ as well as fund financial activity in conformity with GAAP‚ and to demonstrate compliance with finance-related legal and contractual provisions. 12. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a fund as defined by GASB
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a report generated to show the profitability of the company. It shows sales less expenses during a specified period of time. It is prepared in such a way that the profit after each expense can be determined easily. For example‚ on page 27 of our book is the Income Statement for Kramer Corporation. You can clearly see that the profit after Cost of Goods sold is $500‚000‚ even though the report
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Ethical Dilemmas Facing Non-Profit Hospital CEO Compensation Ethical Dilemmas Facing Non-Profit Hospital CEO Compensation Executive Summary This essay deals with the unethical prevalence of excessive compensation packages granted to nonprofit hospital executives. Nonprofits are highly complex organizations and are vital to the community’s in which they serves. Therefore‚ it is essential for these organizations to appoint highly motivated individuals knowledgeable of the healthcare industry
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if you are being successful or not‚ in short are you making a profit. To understand these measurements is imperative to understanding how to make a profit and plan for your future growth and development. That is where you have to understand how to balance cost vs. profit or ROI‚ Return on Investment. ROI is not so difficult if you understand some basic business concepts can help you maximize your Operating Contribution or total profit. Marginal Revenue is the sales garnered when the company sales
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