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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More than Just a Disease A story of an outsider in a different world‚ Neil is a teenage boy with troubles in a society where he is excluded. Bothered by psoriasis‚ his red‚ flaky skin often prevented him from doing activities he would have otherwise loved to join in. In this story the author writes about the divided class systems‚ the inability to fit into society‚ overcoming fears‚ and allowing others to understand. In the story‚ the author describes Neil as self-conscious‚ easily influenced
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Alexie uses the phrase "There is more than one way to starve" in his essay to describe the issues faced within the Indian Reservation‚ and outside of it. At the beginning of the 8th grade portion‚ he notices girls at his farm town "white" school starving themselves intentionally by anorexia and bulimia. The purpose of starving themselves was to try and maintain a skinny appearance. He stated "I sat back and watch them grow skinny from self-pity." Alexie then mentions that back on the reservation
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wide array of deceptiveness within the play "Measure for Measure." While some of the reasons for deception are good‚ other reasons are filled with evil and only for personal gain. Angelo is a perfect example of one of the characters within this play who uses his deceptive nature for evil and only for the gratification of himself. He is given a very superior and authoritative role by Vincentio‚ the Duke‚ and extends his powers to the most extreme of measures. Unlike the Duke‚ Angelo is stern and goes
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internal service and enterprise funds? (Points : 10) Internal service funds are reported in the governmental fund financial statements. Internal service funds are reported in the proprietary fund financial statements. Internal service funds are generally reported in the Business-type Activities column of the government-wide financial statements. Internal service funds are generally reported in the Governmental Activities column of the government-wide financial
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efficiently the following activities: Customer feedback through surveys aimed in following through the company’s blueprint in order to monitor before‚ during and after sales service quality. An external firm conducted a customer satisfier survey that obtained information as shown from competitors’ and UCS customers regarding product‚ service and treatment perceptions. Additionally‚ UCS’s survey team administered 10-15 different surveys‚ depending on variables such as the reason‚ and manner that the customer
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one of your most significant professional accomplishments. Describe your precise role in this activity and how it has helped to shape your management skills. Please limit your response to 500 words. XYZ’s retail financial consulting business is what made it Japan’s largest securities firm. It is an atmosphere known for almost military-like discipline. I joined XYZ to go into M&A‚ but after XYZ’s Lehman acquisition‚ I was assigned to the retail business. I could have quit‚ but I am glad I didn’t
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single seller of a good or service. They have the ability to set their own price of their good. It could be a diamond seller or a company that had sole ownership of a particular space in the airport. No other firm can come in and take over or take ownership of that good that the single firm is selling. The firm is at an advantage because this would be the only good that is available. This is in the example of the De Beer’s diamond mining. As long as a firm can add more to total revenue by it production
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Economic Profit and Accounting Profit When it comes to business decisions‚ there are many ways to analysis the financial status of a firm. What guidelines determine profit margin? Who uses these guidelines? How is profit used to analysis a firm and its business decisions? This paper will discuss two terms that are used to define profit: accounting profit and economic profit. The first term is called accounting profit which uses the equa-tion. The second term for profit is economic profit. Economic
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Profitability Statement Ratios for 2006‚ 2005. Profit margin ratio = Net income measures net income in each sales dollar. Net sales Dec. 06 CHF Sales $98.5 billion – Expenses $1.5 billion = Net income $97.0 = 9.8% Net sales $98.5 Dec. 05 CHF Sales $91.1 billion – Expenses $425 million= Net income $90.7 = 10.0% Net Sales $91.1 Gross margin ratio = Net sales – Cost of goods sold measures gross margin in each sales dollar.
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