the long run‚ perfect competitive firms only earn normal profit. This is due to the easy entry and exit of firms into the market. Easy entry is mean that a new firm can easily enter the market if it established supernormal profit in the short run‚ new firms enter the industry and this increase the supply of the product. As result‚ the price falls and reduces the profit. New firms will continue to venture into this business until the profit reach zero. Easy exit is mean that some of the existing
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Governance in Non-Profit Healthcare University of Maryland University College MGMT 640 Executive Summary Good leadership‚ financial management‚ and governance are the essentials for success in any organisation‚ whether the organisation is a non-profit organisation or a for-profit organisation. In non-profit healthcare the seamless interaction of all the parts makes the organisation successful as a whole. Service provided must be
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1. What is the purpose of financial statement analysis? It show trends and relationships. These also help predict the future‚ show weaknesses‚ strengths. The ratios usually are compared to other companies within the industry and industry average to see where the company stands. Source: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080215185426AACTP6A 2. If a company had sales of $2‚587‚643 in 1998 and sales of $3‚213‚456 in 2003‚ by what percentage did sales change during this time period
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Question 2 Cost Volume Profit Analysis 1.0 Introduction According to Jon Scheumann “a successful organizations need a culture that is attuned to cost management and pay attention to cost structure” From that statement manager must pay attention and carefully thinking when do decision making to the cost. For example when manager want to target the profit. They must take every cost that related in production such as variable cost and fix costs. Cost Volume profit analysis is used in decisions
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES Presented by: Allan Abutin Rick Boone Peter Bond Bethany Lam Phuong Nguyen A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Southwest Airlines has been serving its customers since 1971 and has focused its business on convenience‚ customer service and low-cost flights. From the outset‚ the two founders were dedicated to success and the company has taken many steps since then to accomplish this. Through the use of technology‚ strategic placement of travel routes and keeping the business person
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Triple bottom line? - A stool is stable only if it has three legs The triple bottom line (abbreviated as "TBL" or "3BL"‚ and also known as "people‚ planet‚ profit" or "the three pillars”) captures an expanded spectrum of values and criteria for measuring organizational (and societal) success: economic‚ ecological and socia"People‚ planet and profit" succinctly describes the triple bottom lines and the goal of sustainability. "People" refer to employees‚ shareholders‚ customers‚ suppliers‚ workers‚
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The Prison System- A “Market” for Profits Joseph Hallinan’s analysis‚ “Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation‚” helps to discern that the insatiable drive for profit is the prevailing reason for continued growth of the prison industry in the United States. Public values based on this drive have been supported by the avocation of a “free-market” model and capitalism in the prison system: “According to this ideology every individual pursues his or her own personal interests and the result
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COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS(CVP) Definition of Cost Accounting A type of accounting process that aims to capture a company’s costs of production by assessing the input costs of each step of production as well as fixed costs such as depreciation of capital equipment. Definition of Cost-Volume Profit Analysis A method of cost accounting used in managerial economics. Cost-volume profit analysis is based upon determining the breakeven point of cost and volume of goods. It can be useful for
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investment) per month are: C = 20‚000 + 50Q + 3Q2 a. Express total profits (() in terms of Q. b. At what level of output are total profits maximized? What price will be charged? What are total profits at this output level? c. What market structure did you assume? Why? d. Would your answers in b change if the market for sewing machines were competitive? How? (Specify price‚ quantity‚ and profit levels.) 2. Zar Island Gas Company is the sole producer of natural gas
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Assignment 8 1. Should ABM maximize its profits? I do not think ABM should maximize pill’s profits. If scientists researched long time only for a new stem-cell based drug‚ it deserves to get high profits‚ because they spend their time‚ money and every only for the research. But they were working a different study and they discovered accidentally. Furthermore‚ this pill is too higher price than research cost and expensive. It said only one peel price is $10‚000. However‚ patients have to take
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