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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ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBALIZATION ON TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY Case of Vodafone Contents Contents 2 SUMMARY 3 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF GLOBALIZATION 3 GLOBALIZATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY- CASE OF VODAFONE 4 CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBALIZATION ON TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY- CASE OF VODAFONE 4 EVALUATION AND CONCLUSION 6 REFERENCES 7 SUMMARY While discussing the topics of trade‚ development and political economy‚ globalization is often discussed. In general‚ globalization means
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2) Explain why a profit maximizing firm produces the output that equates marginal revenues to marginal costs (MR=MC). In a perfectly competitive market‚ producers are price-takers and consumers are price-takers. There are many producers‚ none having a large market share and the industry produces a standardized product‚ also free entry and exit of the industry. They produce using the optimal output rule: produce where marginal revenue equals marginal cost as Smith (1904) demonstrated. Figure
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For profit vs. not for profit organizations Melinda Colp AIU Online Healthcare Administration HCM630-1203D-01 Professor Michael Schmitt September 16‚ 2012 Non-Profit healthcare organization vs. for-profit healthcare organization “Hospitals can be non-profit‚ for-profit‚ and government-owned and/or operated” (Baker & Baker‚ 2006). There are different terms for each classification in how to report and handle the finances but the basics are the same for any type of business. Business
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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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Objectives of Firms Introduction to Business Objectives Standard theory assumes that businesses have sufficient information‚ market power and (importantly) motivation to set prices for their products that maximise profits This assumption is now heavily criticised by economists who have studied the organisation and objectives of modern-day corporations. Not only do most businesses frequently move away from pure profit-seeking behaviour‚ many are organised and operated in a way where profit is not the
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All Firms Should Produce at MR=MC In economics‚ the point of profit maximizing and loss minimizing is called MR=MC. This point is where marginal revenue equals marginal cost‚ meaning that cost does not exceed revenue and revenue does not exceed cost. This is a profit-maximizing zone‚ meaning that total cost is not the lowest‚ but is farthest away from the total returns. The optimal point of production for the firm is at the point MR=MC. Marginal revenue is defined as the change in total revenue
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Executive Summary Four Star Industries‚ one of the top local mattress manufacturers in Singapore‚ has been facing operational problems and ineffective inventory management which results in declining of its sales and order fulfillment year by year. Over three decades of its establishment‚ more and more varieties are added to its product range in order to satisfy its customers’ request and to remain competitive in the market. As a result‚ high inventory build-ups and high inventory holding costs occur
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The Nature of the Firm By R. H. COASE ECONOMIC theory has suffered in the past from a failure to state clearly its assumptions. Economists in building up a theory have often omitted to examine the foundations on which it was erected. This examination is‚ however‚ essential not only to prevent the misunderstanding and needless controversy which arise from a lack of knowledge of the assumptions on which a theory is based‚ but also because of the extreme importance for economics of good judgment
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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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