What is 'Implicit Rental Rate' The opportunity costs that a firm incurs as a result of using their own assets for ongoing operations instead of other alternative uses. The implicit rental rate can be either greater than...
What is an implied contract
An implied contract is a legally binding agreement between two parties that is not written or spoken, but is simply understood to exist based on the actions or behavior of the parties involved. In other...
What is 'If-Converted Method'
A technique for calculating the impact of convertible securities on the stock market if they are converted into fresh shares. In the if-converted approach, only in-the-money convertible securities (i.e., securities where the stock price is greater...
What does 'In Escrow' mean In escrow is an item such as money or a piece of property that has been transferred to a third party with the intentions of delivery to a grantee as part of...
What is 'ImClone - IMCL' A publicly-traded biotechnology company marketing products in the field of oncology. The company made international headlines in 2002 after ImClone's founder and CEO Sam Waksal was indicted for attempting an insider trade...
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Purchasing an item in the spot market with borrowed funds and delivering it in the futures market where the notional is utilized to pay the loan is known as borrowing the implied repo rate (also known as the IMPLEMENTED...
What is 'In The Pink' An informal expression used to describe a situation in which an investor or an economy is in a good financial position. More generally, it refers to being in the best of health...
What is 'Ifo Business Climate Survey' A key monthly survey that measures the business climate in Germany. It is widely followed as an early indicator of the state of the German economy. The Ifo Business Climate Survey...
What is an 'Immediate Family' Immediate family members usually include a person’s parents, spouse, children and siblings. A person’s grandparents, grandchildren, in-laws and domestic partners sometimes are included in the immediate family unit, depending on which law...
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Uncovering the opportunity cost of a factor of production that a firm already owns and thus doesn't have to pay rent is known as imputed costing in economics. Imputed costing, also known as implied costing, or notional costing, is...