ECON 600 Lecture 3: Profit Maximization I. The Concept of Profit Maximization Profit is defined as total revenue minus total cost. Π = TR – TC (We use Π to stand for profit because we use P for something else: price.) Total revenue simply means the total amount of money that the firm receives from sales of its product or other sources. Total cost means the cost of all factors of production. But – and this is crucial – we have to think in terms of opportunity cost‚ not just explicit
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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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Altamirano 1 Victor J. Altamirano Professor Powers Business and its Publics 25 February 2012 Subsidizing Profits In contemporary United States policy‚ the conception of free market principles result in negative externalities for the public as well as market inefficiencies. To address these issues‚ the government has developed methods to sway commercial enterprise and its services through taxes and subsidies. Taxes are used to discourage certain transactions and production operations
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A charity for profit entity exists‚ and its role is to serve a charitable mission‚ but they are legally for profit. Profit charities basically focus on revenue and runs like a company. Their aim is generating profit for their company. Because it is a charity for profit‚ they have to pay taxes for the profit they made‚ while a nonprofit charity will not be taxed. Charites for profit can be categorized into two different sections. Firstly‚ the benefit corporation charities. They can maximize their
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Theory Chapter 19: Profit Maximization Problem Instructor: Hiroki Watanabe Summer 2009 1 / 49 Intro SPMP Comparative Statics LPMP Factor Demand Returns to Scale Σ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Introduction Overview Short-Run Profit Maximization Problem Definitions Short-Run Profit Maximization Problem Solution to Short-Run Profit Maximization Problem Example Interpretation Comparative Statics Long-Run Profit Maximization Problem Solution to Long-Run Profit Maximization Problem
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the stock’s price movement or the overall state of the market. Profit Margin Anal ysis A company’s stock price‚ in large part‚ is driven by the company’s ability to generate earnings. Therefore‚ it is useful for investors to analyze the profitability of a company before investing in it. One way to do this is by calculating and tracking various profit margins‚ which reflect how efficiently a company uses its resources. Profit margins are expressed as a ratio‚ specifically “earnings” as a percentage
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Hiring for profit In the society we live in today‚ where the outside beauty is more important than the inner beauty. Businesses realized how to use that beauty to make a great amount of benefit become quite successful. Attractive and trendy employees will help draw more customers to a specific store and will generate more profit for that company. This is a commonly practiced hiring technique that is not against the law. It might be seen as discrimination in only hiring only certain type of
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Name: Thuy Anh Nguyen November 6‚2012 1. Conditions for profit maximization are: a) Difference between total revenue (TR) and total cost (TC) is maximized; b) Marginal revenue (MR) should be equal to marginal cost (MC) Explanations: If we assume that the company is facing a downward – sloping curve and it produces just one single product a) Profit = TR – TC. Profit will increase if TR increases and TC decreases. If company wants profit maximization‚ it should be TR maximization and TC minimization
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Profit and loss accounts‚ balance sheets Profit and loss accounts‚ balance sheets Two of the most important financial statements for a business are the Profit and Loss Account‚ and the Balance Sheet. The Profit and Loss Account shows the profit or loss of a business over a given period of time e.g. 3 months‚ 1 year‚ etc. In contrast‚ the Balance Sheet is like a photograph taken at an instant in time giving a picture of what the business owns and what the business owes at that moment in time
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do. There are usually a small amount of large firms and they usually control the market. Competitive firms will use the firms marginal cost to produce the price. The price of the good must be lower than the cost to produce it. To maximize the profits is when the price is equal to the marginal cost of production. The competitive firm must be producing at the point where price equals marginal cost. In monopoly firms they cannot just set a high price for their good because the customers will completely
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