The balance sheet consists of assets and liabilities of any firm. The assets are called as the uses of the firm and the liabilities are called as the sources of the firm. Sources of the firm: (Debts or liabilities): The debts or liabilities are the claims of the outsiders against the assets of the firm. The liabilities refer to the amount payable by the firm to the claimholders; i.e. the amount owed by the firm to other parties. For an obligation to be recognized as a liability‚ it must meet three
Premium Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Balance sheet Liability
Barriers to Entry of New Firms For a firm to maintain its monopoly position there must be barriers to entry of new firms. Barriers also exist under oligopoly‚ but in the case of monopoly they must be high enough to block the entry of new firms. Barriers can be of various forms. • Economies of scale. If a monopoly experiences substantial economies of scale‚ the industry may not be able to support more than one producer. • Network economies. When a product or service is used by everyone in
Premium Economics Marketing De Beers
when‚ reviewing the latest financial statements from your accounting department‚ the numbers‚ the terms‚ and the dollar signs converge and you think‚ “What does all this mean?” Or‚ if you understand what you see‚ can you explain it to your non-accounting staff members (or to partners and associates whose talents are not necessarily in finance and accounting)? Understanding – and driving – where the money comes from‚ where it goes and how your firm monitors‚ reports and plans finances is crucial
Premium Finance Financial ratio
about 50% of its calories from fat. Because of this relatively high fat content‚ whole milk is best used only for infants and young children up to age 2. Reduced-fat milk (2%): This milk contains 2% milk fat. The percentage of milk fat refers to the percentage of fat by weight‚ and much of milk ’s weight is water. Once you subtract the water from 2% milk‚ for example‚ you ’re left with a product that contains 20% fat by weight; such milk actually derives 35% of its calories from fat. Drinking 2% milk
Premium Milk
GuIde 25 Top Financial Services Firms 2008 EDITION InsIder 25 Top Financial Services Firms WETFEET‚ INc. The Folger Building 101 Howard Street Suite 300 San Francisco‚ CA 94105 Phone: (415) 284-7900 or 1-800-926-4JOB Fax: (415) 284-7910 Website: www.wetfeet.com 25 TOp FINaNcIal sErvIcEs FIrms 2008 Edition ISBN: 978-1-58207-801-4 phOTOcOpyINg Is prOhIbITED Copyright 2008 WetFeet‚ Inc. All rights reserved. This publication is protected by the copyright laws of the United States
Premium Financial services
Marketing environment scanning (SWOT‚ PEST analysis) 1. Marketing research 2. Buying behavior. Analysis of factors influencing to purchase decisions. 3. Market Segmentation. 4. Product Mix analysis 5. Strategic Planning Gas and oil industry in Kazakhstan SWOT Analysis | |
Premium Petroleum Russia
FMCG firms in a fix over pricing strategy | | | | Some relief is on the way for fast-moving consumer goods( FMCG) companies‚ with prices of crude oil‚ wheat‚ milk and palm oil either on the decline or stabilising. Even as flexible packaging prices — which had become a new headache for FMCG companies — may come down on the back of stable crude oil prices‚ the verdict on production costs is still unclear. While palm oil prices have crashed by almost 40 per cent‚ wheat and milk rates are
Premium Pricing Price Cost
strategy‚ or an inventory strategy‚ or a fulfillment or manufacturing strategy. Rather‚ it is an end-to-end strategy for the supply chain that has implications for many areas‚ from the customer through to the supplier. To achieve maximum value from segmentation for both the customers and the enterprise‚ companies must have policies in each area that are coordinated to the value proposition offered to each customer/product combination. 1. Perform regular demand and cost-to-serve analysis
Premium Inventory Supply chain management
WHY DO FIRMS GO PUBLIC? Forthcoming in the Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurial Finance James C. Brau‚ PhD‚ CFA Professor of Finance Editor‚ Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance July 1‚ 2010 Department of Finance Marriott School Brigham Young University 640 Tanner Building Provo‚ Utah 84602 Phone: 801.318.7919 Fax: 801.422.0741 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1649008 WHY DO FIRMS GO PUBLIC? Six months after he founded Netscape‚ Clark agitated for the company
Premium Corporate finance Stock market Initial public offering
and productively to the overall company direction and the accomplishment of the organization’s goals and objectives. HRM is moving away from traditional personnel‚ administration‚ and transactional roles‚ which are increasingly outsourced. HRM is now expected to add value to the strategic utilization of employees and that employee programs impact the business in measurable ways. The new role of HRM involves strategic direction and HRM metrics and measurements to demonstrate value. Objectives
Premium Recruitment Human resource management