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Finance and Accounts 1
Finance and Accounts 1
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Key Terms
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Costs
Fixed (Indirect/Overheads) are not influenced by the amount produced but can change in the long run e.g., insurance costs, administration, rent, some types of labour costs (salaries), some types of energy costs, equipment and machinery, buildings, advertising and promotion costs Variable (Direct) vary directly with the amount produced, e.g., raw material costs, some direct labour costs, some direct energy costs Semi-fixed where costs not directly attributable to either of the above, for example, some types of energy and labour costs
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Costs
Total Costs (TC) = Fixed Costs (FC)+ Variable Costs (VC) Average Costs = TC/Output (Q)
AC (unit costs) show the amount it costs to produce one unit of output on average
Marginal Costs (MC) the cost of producing one extra or one fewer units of production
MC = TCn TCn-1
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Revenue
Total Revenue also known as turnover, sales revenue or sales = Price x Quantity Sold TR = P x Q Price may be a variety of different prices for different products in the portfolio Quantity could be global sales
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Profit
Profit () = TR TC Normal Profit the minimum amount required to keep a business in a particular line of production Abnormal/Supernormal Profit the amount over and above the amount needed to keep a business in its current line of production
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Break Even
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Break Even
Occurs where Total Costs = Total Revenue
Start-up costs fixed costs Running costs variable costs Revenue stream depends on price charged Low price need to sell more to break-even High price lower level of sales required before breaking even
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Purpose of Accounts
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Purpose of Accounts
Provide information for stakeholders customers, shareholders, suppliers, etc. Provides the opportunity for the business to monitor its own activities Provides transparency to enable the firm to attract investment Reduces the chance for fraud not 100% successful!!
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Operating Profit
Other costs/income Profit before interest and taxation Net interest receivable (payable) Profit on ordinary activities before taxation Tax on profit on ordinary activities Profit on ordinary activities after taxation Equity minority interests Profit for the financial period Dividends Retained profit
295.0
95.0 390.0 -255.0 135.0 -50.0 85.0 -13.0 72.0 0.0 72.0
-88.0
166.0 78.0 -278.0 -200.0 -71.0 -129.0 -13.0 -142.0
444.0
-68.0 376.0 -226.0 150.0 -69.0 81.0 -14.0 67.0 -193.0
-142.0
-126.0
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Source: http://www.bized.ac.uk/cgibin/ratios/ratiodata.pl
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Balance Sheet
A snapshot of the firms position at a point in time Shows what a company owns (assets) and what it owes (liabilities) Balance Sheet shows what assets a company has (use of funds) and where the money came from to acquire those assets (source of funds)
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Current Assets: Fixed Assets Fixedassets can assets that are be tangible used assets not used up during i.e. physical up in production production and itemsare likely to or lasting longer which or intangible thancash in the i.e. yield one year coming name,for brand year equipment, example, stock will goodwill. buildings, be sold and debtors machinery, etc. owing the business money will pay up!
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2274.0
2207.0
2325.0
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Balance Sheet
A guide to the structure of the assets of a company A guide to the level of gearing the ratio of loan to share capital Gives a guide as to the degree of working capital the amount the company has to be able to pay its everyday debts (current assets current liabilities) Shows the total value of a firm at that moment in time
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