Tag: profit

What is 'Umpire Clause' The language in an insurance policy that provides for a means of resolution by an unbiased third party...

The amount of money that a company generates during a specific time period is called as ‘earnings’. This amount of money, to put it...

Margin is a simple but powerful tool that can help you increase your profits and manage your risk. In this post, we'll explain what...

What is 'Value' The monetary, material or assessed worth of an asset, good or service. In accounting, value describes what something is...

DefinitionIn accounting and in most Schools of economic thought, fair value is a rational and unbiased estimate of the potential market price of a...

What is 'Backorder Costs' A cost incurred by a business when it is unable to fill an order and must complete it...

Definition A joint-stock company is a business entity in which shares of the company's stock can be bought and sold by shareholders. Each shareholder owns...

What is an 'Imputed Interest' Imputed interest is used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a means of collecting tax revenues...

What is the 'Variable Cost Ratio' The variable cost ratio is an expression of a company's variable production costs as a percentage...

What is 'Ladder Option' An option that locks-in gains once the underlying reaches predetermined price levels or "rungs," guaranteeing some profit even...