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BUSINESS TREMS
Business term #1
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Business
Undergraduate 2
01/16/2010

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Contribution 

Margin 

Definition
Sales less Variable Cost 
Term

Margin 

%

Definition
Contribution/sales 
Term

Variable Cost 

 

 

 

 

Definition
Expenses that are tied to the sales of each unit 
Term
Period Costs 
Definition
People that are not tied directly to the cost of producing a unit - administration, sales people, and managers, for example. 
Term
Net Margin 
Definition
contribution margin less period costs. Put simply, it is what the product contribution towards profits. 
Term
emergency Loans 
Definition
in the real world emergency loans do not exist. When you run out of cash you have " a Liquidity crisis", or simply "bankruptcy" on your hands 
Term
Working Capital 
Definition
Current Assets - Current Liability 
Term
Current Ratio 
Definition
Current Assets / Current Liabilities = ( cash + A/R+Inventory) / (A/P +Current Debt)
Term
days of working capital 
Definition
Working Capital / (sales/365)
Term
Forecasting 
Definition
your ability to forecast demand, build adequate inventories to satisfy demand, and yet not accumulate excessive inventory  
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