For-profit school

ANALYSIS Operating Profitability Ratios Gross Profit Margin Gross profit margin is used to compare a company with its competitors. A higher gross profit margin indicates that a company can make a good profit provided it keeps its overhead costs under control whereas a lower gross profit margin indicates that the company is unable to control its production costs. Ideal gross profit margin depends on the industry. From the above graph, the gross profit margin has shown a decreasing trend over…

There were three project proposals that needed to be considered for review as Project Manager, which consists of Juniper, Palomino, and Stargazer. Piper Industries needed the Project Manager to select one of the proposals that had the ability to generate revenue in the next 12 months. The first proposal was Juniper, which wanted to enhance a current widget that was being offered by Piper Industries. The risk of completion for Juniper was low, which is not very promising and unfamiliar. Juniper…

What is your definition of success? Success means something different to everyone. When people think of success they may think that owning a business and having money is successful, but that is simply not the case here. Success does not have to be a material thing such as money or having a nice house. Success can be seen through a person who enjoys their job as well as life overall. Authors have made assumptions and even published articles or books about success. Both Mike Rowe and Alain de…

Gordons Model Gordon's hypothesis on profit approach is one of the speculations putting stock in the 'pertinence of profits' idea. It is likewise called as 'Winged animal in-the-hand' hypothesis that expresses that the present profits are critical in deciding the estimation of the firm. Gordon's model is a standout amongst the most well known numerical models to compute the business sector estimation of the organization utilizing its profit approach. Gordon contends that the speculators do have…

CAI 121 Product Id & Purchasing Unit 1 Lecture In this unit we will examine the purchasing function and the steps that need to be taken in order to reach the optimal goals of selection and procurement. We will discuss the policies and procedures that will help to assure that you are doing everything that needs to be done to maximize the value of the operation. This unit will highlight the factors that affect the availability of product and the importance of product specifications and…

As the demand for profits reached new levels, wealthy Spanish found ways to exploit the Otomí to continue to produce at high levels. Don José Regalado Franco offers an example of how “[he] relied on hierarchal patriarch to favor his Hispanic kin and their neighbors.” (Tutino…

time and money. And with orders being fill quickly and at a lower manufacturing and disturb using price we can grow our business buy selling our product at a reasonable price compared to our competitors. Not only will this help us gain more market profit but it will also make customers very happy. The only down side would be that we have to rely heavily on these partners and retailers to carry out the business functions properly and if they don’t it comes back at…

The solution to addressing the issue of for profit healthcare organization to turn a profit from its paying customers while meeting its ethical obligation to provide care to the not able to pay customers can be done by forming a new type-of corporation called the benefit corporation. To be set up as a benefit corporation a healthcare organization must be set up with a dual purpose. 1) Create a general public benefit by creating value for its stakeholders- Such as the local community, local and…

Combined Ratio: Loss Ratio + Expense ratio The sum of Loss ratio and Expense ratio is called combined ratio. It shows the profitability of the insurer. The loss ratio measures the efficiency in underwriting and the expense ratio measures the management competency and efficiency. The loss ratio is calculated as the claims that are payable to the earned premium in percentage, and expense ratio is calculated as a percentage of the operating expense to the earned premium. It is better if the…

Price-earnings ratio for the year 2005 is -0.018 times while in year 2003 is 0.021 times. Since earning per share is below zero in the year 2003, it is considered as loss per share and results in negative price-earnings ratio. Price-earnings ratio can be negative mathematically but it is financially not acceptable. Therefore, price-sales ratio is used to compare between the both years. Price-sales ratio in year 2005 is 1.45 times which is lower than 1.80 times in the year 2003.The lower the…