What Profit Is And Why It Is Important:
Overview
Profit is the reward that makes the whole private sector work: it is why people risk their savings to start a business and keep going through the hard years. But profit is also one of the most misunderstood words in business, often confused with the cash in the bank, when the two can tell very different stories.
In this lesson you will learn exactly how a profit is made, why it matters so much to private-sector businesses, and the vital difference between profit and cash. You will be able to calculate profit and explain how a profitable business can still run short of money.
Objectives
- How a profit is made
- Importance of profit to private sector businesses, e.g. reward for risk-taking/ enterprise, source of finance
- Difference between profit and cash
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- Profit is calculated as: A. total costs minus total revenue B. total revenue minus total costs C. price times quantity D. cash in the bank Answer: B
- A firm sells 2000 units at 15 dollars with total costs of 22000 dollars. Its profit is: A. 8000 dollars B. 22000 dollars C. 30000 dollars D. 52000 dollars Answer: A
- Profit kept in the business to reinvest is called: A. working capital B. retained profit C. revenue D. a dividend Answer: B
- Which statement is true? A. profit and cash are always equal B. a profitable business can run out of cash C. a loss-making firm can never have cash D. cash is revenue minus costs Answer: B
- A firm has revenue of 45000 dollars and costs of 52000 dollars. It makes a: A. profit of 7000 dollars B. loss of 7000 dollars C. profit of 97000 dollars D. loss of 97000 dollars Answer: B
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The Nature of Business
How do businesses and not-for-profit organizations help create our standard of living?
"Introduction to Business: The Nature of Business" by OpenStax, OpenStax, Rice University, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/1-1-the-nature-of-business. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/1-introduction
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The Statement of Cash Flows
Why is the statement of cash flows an important source of information?
"Introduction to Business: The Statement of Cash Flows" by OpenStax, OpenStax, Rice University, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/14-6-the-statement-of-cash-flows. Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/introduction-business/pages/1-introduction
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