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Review: Profit
Profit: The difference between:
$$$ in (revenues)
$$$ out (expenses)
Profit
(chance for owners to become wealthier)
is the incentive behind a business
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MGTA05 – Chapter 2 (to page 31)
food and
accommodation
retail
finance
educa-
tion
health Goods
Source: professions care
<25%
Statistics Canada
Services: More Difficult to Provide
Because of 3 attributes:
Immediacy
Customer involvement
Customization
Services: Immediacy
Most services can’t be stored
(customer wants them there and then)
A book can
be stored
Meal in a restaurant
can not
The business must work harder at
planning and scheduling
Services: Customer Involvement
Services often need customer to be there
Most services
(math tutoring) can not
Function
Benefits Features
Function