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3.6.3 - Financial terms and calculations GapFill

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In business there are a number of useful calculations which will help the business to make good decisions.  A good decision will ensure that the business is successful and that its products and services meet the needs of its customers.

A business can use the ARR or average rate of   give return fall refund calculation to help it to decide between more than one project.  There are finite resources in a business, so difficult decisions may need to be made.  A retailer may need to decide between opening a new shop or taking on more staff, and will use ARR calculations to help it make that choice.  ARR calculations show the size of the return on the   asset finance investing investment made.  So if a business puts capital into a project, it will want to know how much profit it will get back.  The project which has the higher rate of return or ARR percentage is possibly the project that the business will decide on.  There may be other factors, such as action of competitors, strength of the brand or how dynamic the market is.

A business will also want to know what its gross profit and net profit figures are.  Gross profit (GP) is calculated by taking the cost of making or buying the products or services (COS) from the sales  revenue profit income receipts (SR) figures.  Gross profit shows the managers how efficient the business is at using its resources, such as staff and raw materials, in making profit.  Gross profit is shown as a currency value, e.g. £35,000.  A business may also want to find out what the profit figure is after deducting all the costs of the business and so will calculate its net  profit purpose gain pay (NP) figure.  This shows the owners and investors whether the business can make more revenue than it spends on   price costs expense value .  To calculate this, the business would use the gross profit (GP) figure and then subtract all expenses and any interest payments on loans.  This is also shown as a   banknote dollar currency coin value.

It is also important to know the break-even point for a new product.  Break even is where total revenue   exceeds total costs is greater than variable cost is lower than the fixed costsequals total costs.  This also allows the business to calculate the margin of safety once actual  profitsaleslossadvertising levels are known. 

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