1. [Sales Growth Rates‚ Sales‚ and Profits] Petal Providers Corporation opens and operates “mega” floral stores in the U.S. The idea behind the super store concept is to model the U.S. floral industry after its European counterparts whose flower markets generally have larger selections at lower prices. Revenues were $1 million with net profit of $50‚000 last year when the first “mega” Petal Providers floral outlet was opened. If the economy grows rapidly next year‚ Petal Providers expects its
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Increasing Profit Margins Proposal for Artemis Sportswear Profit Margin is a ratio that is calculated by dividing net profits of a company by its sales. This ratio measures how much of every dollar generated by sales is retained in company’s earnings. Generally speaking‚ a higher profit margin indicates that a company is more profitable and has better control of its operational expenses. Gross profit margin can also be used to set and monitor sales goals for your company. Because the costs of
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Artemis Sportswear Profit Margin Increase Proposal Brian Townsley Comm/215 9/7/2012 When writing a proposal two things need to be addressed‚ the problem and the proposed solution to that problem. Our task is developing a solution‚ to a need for a profit margin increase at Artemis Sportswear Company. Artemis Sportswear Co.‚ is an international‚ multimillion dollar company‚ has been mentioned countless times in top financial and business magazines such as Forbes‚ Fortune‚ and Business
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Gross Profit Margin Gross profit margin is useful to assess Debenhams’ financial health by revealing the proportion of money left over from revenues after accounting for the cost of goods sold; therefore‚ it is considered to be one of best economic tools for measuring and analyzing the data of Debenhams PLC. Comparing the GPM in 2014 with in 2013‚ it decreased 1.05% from 13.13% (2013) to 12.08% (2014). Although the total revenue increased £30.5 million‚ gross profit decreased £20.3 million. There
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R&D‚ service‚ sales force‚ and advertising.” If used effectively‚ this strategy should reduce and control your labor and overhead costs. This would in turn decrease variable expenses and simultaneously increase your contribution margins‚ and ultimately your net profits. To follow this strategy‚ we decided to take the following actions: 1. We refrained from introducing any new products in order to prevent paying large start-up costs without efficient funding. It would have been wise to introduce
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Understanding gross profit margin can be challenging to new business owners‚ but it’s critical to knowing whether your business is efficiently producing products and growing at the pace you desire. Calculating Gross Profit Margin Business owners use gross profit margin to set prices at levels that ensure a strong profit or as a measure to try to reduce cost for better profitability. It’s also helpful when determining whether you can charge enough for a new item to make it profitable.
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Profits might be compared with sales‚ assets‚ or stockholders’ equity. Why might all three bases be used? Will trends in these ratios always move in the same direction? All the three bases are used to find the return earned with respective to sales as well as investment made. When the profit is compared with sales‚ it is called as the net profit margin. When the profit is compared with assets‚ it is called as return earned on total investment and when profit is compared with stockholders’ equity
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Margin Questions 1. Assume that an investor buys 100shares of stock at RM 50.00‚ putting up a 60% margin. a. What is the debit balance in this transaction? b. How much equity capital must the investor ‘s new margin position 2. Assume that an investor buys 100 shares of stock at RM 50.00 per share‚ putting up a 70% margin. a. What is the debit balance in this transaction? b. How much equity funds must the investor provide to make this margin transaction? c. If the
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its businesses are located. Tyco has taken a more aggressive approach by multiple acquisitions. These types of companies are called conglomerates. For the purpose of this paper the common shareholder’s equity‚ market capitalization and net profit margins for the last five years will be discussed. General Electric has been contributing to our country and culture in one way or another since the beginning of the last century. The company was originally named the Edison General Electric Company
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handled right. Are you handling your restaurant right? Let us run a fast diagnostic check up. What do you need in order to increase your restaurant profit margin? Increased patronage is one possibility. The more people that come to your restaurant‚ the higher your sales and profits will be. Another possibility for improving the restaurant profit margin is to promote the most profitable items on your menu. Identify the most profitable items and promote them well. Do everything you can to ensure
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Lecture 3 1. Assume you purchased 700 shares of XYZ common stock on margin at $50 per share from your broker. If the initial margin is 65%‚ how much did you borrow from the broker‚ what is the margin? 2. You purchase 100 shares at $60 per share and margin = 50%. Suppose stock rises to $80/sh (increase of 33%). What is your return? Suppose stock drops to $40/sh (decrease of 33%). What is your return? 3. Investor opens a brokerage account and purchases 300 shares of XYZ at $40 per share. She borrows
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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 of sales. By expressing margins as a percentage
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Chapter 1 The Goals and Functions of Financial Management Discussion Questions |1-1. |How did the recession of 2007–2009 compare with other recessions since the Great Depression in terms of length? | | | | | |It was the longest
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PROJECTS & BUDGET SECTION TOPIC: GROSS MARGIN FOR DALO‚ RICE‚ CASSAVA & GINGER COMPILED BY: JIAOJI MAVOA WAQABACA ADI LAVENIA QORO INTRODUCTION A gross margin is the amount of cash left over from growing any particular crop. It is not an absolute measure of profit but it will determine the best financial result when a number of different crop alternatives are compared. Gross margin is usually reported in a $/ha figures. Gross margins do not include overhead costs such as rates
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had the objective to find hidden profits and losses contained in their current accounting system. The old system did not fully disclose how their costs were applied to the sales accounts. The goals are very sensible as they will allow them to move forward with the proper information. 2. Why did Ridderstråle feel that the previous cost system was inadequate for the new strategy? The new strategy/system was needed “to promote high-margin products to high-profit customers.” The old system didn’t
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$800‚000 Variable costs (380‚000) Contribution margin $420‚000 Contribution margin ratio = $420‚000/$800‚000 = 0.525 Annual break-even dollar sales volume = $210‚000/0.525 = $400‚000 b. Annual margin of safety in dollars: Sales $800‚000 Break-even sales dollars (400‚000) Margin of safety $400‚000 c. To determine the variable and total costs lines‚
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000($970‚000-$177‚000). The total implicit cost is $190‚000($175‚000+.15X$100‚000). The total economic costs is $983‚000($793‚000+$190‚000). b. The accounting profit in 2010 is $177‚000($970‚000-$793‚000) c. The economic profit in 2010 is $-13‚000($970‚000-$793‚000-$190‚000). d. The owner should not leave his job because the economic profit is negative‚ which means he will earn less if he does his own business. 2. a. The type of agency problem that is involved here is principal-agent problem. Marriott
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82‚032 * $9.00 = $738‚288 to break even c.) Net profit if 1 million CD’s sold: 1‚000‚000 * 6.40 = 6‚400‚000 6‚400‚000 525‚000 = $5‚875‚000 d.) Necessary CD unit volume to achieve $200‚000 profit 6.40 (x) - $525‚000 = 200‚000 x = 113‚282 units needed 2. a.) Unit contribution and contribution margin: $20 4.00 - .50 - .50 = $15 unit contribution
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split occurs: A) by adjusting the divisor. B) automatically. C) by adjusting the numerator. D) quarterly‚ on the last trading day of each quarter. E) none of the above. 2 7.You sold short 200 shares of common stock at $60 per share. The initial margin is
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net profit by 2015. The goal can be reached ONLY by changing and adapting the menu to a vegetarian one. Some loyal customers will be lost‚ because the veal cutlet sandwich will basically disappear from the menu by 2015. Nevertheless contribution margin is increased by giving advantage to products that have more contribution margin per limited resource. Analysis shows that vegetarian sandwiches are the future key success factors for the restaurants. Livoria cannot reach the 1.1M in net profit unless
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