Abstract Have you ever wondered how not-for-profit organizations are not-for-profit? Or how not-for-profit organizations can operate at an accounting profit but still be considered a not-for-profit organization? Over the year’‚ not-for-profit organizations have had many changes in rules and regulations set forth for not-for-profit organizations to abide by. There are three major financial statements involved with not-for-profit organizations and one voluntary financial statement‚ plus four key governmental
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Non-profit Organization Analysis: World Vision * Background and History World Vision‚ founded in the USA in 1950 by a young pastor Robert Pierce‚ is one of the largest relief and development organizations in the world whose total revenue coming grants‚ product and foreign donations is about $2.6 billion. The first area that World Vision focused on was orphans and other children in need‚ beginning in South Korea‚ and then expanding throughout Asia. Today‚ they operate in more than 90 countries
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| |1-3. |What advantages does a sole proprietorship offer? What is a major drawback of this type of organization? | | | | | |A sole proprietorship offers the advantage of simplicity of decision making and low organizational and operating costs. | |
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Theories of Profit There are various theories of profit‚ given by several economists‚ which are as follows: 1. Walker’s Theory of Profit as Rent of Ability This theory is pounded by F.A. Walker. According to Walker‚ “Profit is the rent of exceptional abilities that an entrepreneur may possess over others”. Rent is the difference between the yields of the least and the most efficient entrepreneurs. In formulating this theory‚ Walker assumed a state of perfect completion in which all firms are
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For-Profit Education For-Profit education has been present for many years however has recently become a popular commodity. The for-profit educational world has been gaining popularity for a number of reasons. These include such aspects as access‚ student population‚ financial cost‚ etc. This paper will explore For-Profit education‚ a brief history‚ the students these institutions aim to serve‚ the intended focus of For-Profits and quality‚ the impact on higher education‚ and the roles of student
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managers and whether they should join the joint venture or not. Profit maximisation Profit maximisation is the process by which a firm determines the price and output level that returns the greatest profit. There are several approaches to this problem. The total revenue - total cost method relies on the fact that profit equals revenue minus cost‚ and the marginal revenue - marginal cost method is based on the fact that total profit in a perfectly competitive market reaches its maximum point where
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“Father of Profitability.” He was the first to describe in detail the double-entry bookkeeping‚ a process that plays an integral role in the development of capitalism as it allows us to calculate profits (Fischer‚ 2000). According to Pacioli‚ the hallmark of a successful business is what he calls the profit motive. This is the notion that successful business men and women must acknowledge and be influenced by the spiritual aspects of their lives. Or more specifically‚ Pacioli maintained that business
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In the book “Not For Profit” Martha C. Nussbaum discusses how she believes the humanities is needed in modern day democracy and the important role it plays when producing informed citizens that are able to think critically. Her whole book points to the humanities as being the key to a successful democracy and should be taken into account when comparing different nation’s form of democracy. One would need to read the whole book in its entirety to fully understand her argument for the role of humanities
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It is believed that charity and philanthropy which eventually shaped the nonprofit sector began during the early human civilization where the hunters hunt‚ gather food and provide shelter for each other. In Carl Milofsky’s (1979) “Not for Profit Organization and Community”‚ proposed that there were six traditions of American participation that shaped the nonprofit sector. They are (1)Protestant Patrician‚ (2)Urban Ethnic‚ (3)Free Professional‚ (4)Organizational Professional‚ (5)Inter-Organizational
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Profit Determination Prepared by John Hoggett and Clare Innes Measurement of Profit • Cash basis • Cash income received - Cash expenses paid – Revenues recorded when received – Expenses recorded when paid • Accrual basis • Profit = Income (incl. Revenues) - Expenses – Revenue is recognised when the anticipated inflow of economic benefit can be reliably measured – Expenses when the consumption of benefits can be reliably measured 2 Adjusting Entries • The need for adjusting entries-
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