do. There are usually a small amount of large firms and they usually control the market. Competitive firms will use the firms marginal cost to produce the price. The price of the good must be lower than the cost to produce it. To maximize the profits is when the price is equal to the marginal cost of production. The competitive firm must be producing at the point where price equals marginal cost. In monopoly firms they cannot just set a high price for their good because the customers will completely
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INCREAS PROFITABILITY OF BRANCH profit center Definition A business unit or department which is treated as a distinct entity enabling revenues and expenses to be determined so that profitability can be measured. Distinctly identifiable department or unit that contributes to the overall financial results of a firm. Where adequate cost accounting systems are in place‚ profit centers are given responsibility to target certain percentages of the total revenue and are given adequate authority
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world trade today vary from when it started. distance trading today is a big part of everyday life for us. Most of our products‚ as you can see‚ come from China‚ Japan‚ Italy and other places across the ocean. Where would we be today if long distance trading wasn’t a Asia and Europe part of everyday life? play a huge part in our lives‚ and in what we eat‚ function with‚ and for children‚ play with. When long distance trading first started‚ it wasn’t as important as it is now. Traders
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The Balance of Payments of a country always balances The BOP accounts summarize international transactions for a specific period‚ usually a year‚ and are prepared in a single currency‚ typically the domestic currency for the country concerned. Since the balance of payment is based upon system of double-entry book-keeping‚ the total debits must equal to total credits. This is because two aspects of each transaction recorded are equal in amount but appear on opposite sides
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provide detailed and elaborate responses to the following questions. Your responses should include examples from the reading assignments. 1. What are the main components of a personal balance sheet and a cash flow statement? What is the main purpose of each of these personal financial statements? A personal balance sheet and a cash flow statement are personal financial statements that show your current financial position and summarize one’s income and spending. The purpose of these financial statements
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INTRODUCTION : A regional trading bloc is a group of countries within a geographical region that protect themselves from imports from non-members. Trading blocs are a form of economic integration‚ and increasingly shape the pattern of world trade. In general terms‚ regional trade blocks are associations of nations at a governmental level to promote trade within the block and defend its members against global competition. Defense against global competition is obtained through established
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ECON 600 Lecture 3: Profit Maximization I. The Concept of Profit Maximization Profit is defined as total revenue minus total cost. Π = TR – TC (We use Π to stand for profit because we use P for something else: price.) Total revenue simply means the total amount of money that the firm receives from sales of its product or other sources. Total cost means the cost of all factors of production. But – and this is crucial – we have to think in terms of opportunity cost‚ not just explicit
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NATURE OF ACCOUNTS A separate account is maintained for each item in the balance sheet. Transactions may be recorded by entering the amount by which each item is affected into the respective account. The process of recording transactions consists of • T-Accounts. The T-account‚ named for its shape‚ is a convenient way of representing an account on a piece of paper. The T‚ with the account name entered at the top‚ permits transaction information to be entered on either side of the vertical
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LaFleur Trading Company XMGT216 LaFleur Trading Company is an international food supplier located in Vancouver‚ British Columbia. They handle a large amount of different food and wine products and ship to consumers around the world. Their trading partners are listed to be in 38 different countries and they are based in Canada (which makes 39). LaFleur’s website lists the company mission as “We will provide our customers with the highest quality foods at a reasonable price.” (LaFleur‚ 2009) The
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Film Comedy: Trading Places Student’s Name University Affiliation Date Film Comedy: Trading Places Movies are created with the intention of entertaining all the while sending a message to the society. The producers therefore have the duty of making sure that the work is not tangential to the original situation as much as possible. The different ways in which they declare the best way of sending the message to the community defines the genre of the movie. It could either be a drama‚ mystery
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