MBA备考商务英语泛读文选全集(7)
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Profits Two Views
Although survival, growth, and social responsibility are
important objectives, the profit objective plays the major
role in business. Profit, however, means different things
to different people because of their values, attitudes, and
perceptions.
Business profit Typically, a businessperson calculates
profit by subtracting all the costs, including taxes, from
the revenue received for selling a product or service in
the market. The difference is referred to as business
profit. For example, the franchise owner of a Wendys fast-
food restaurant subtracts all expenses (for supplies, staff
wages, property, advertising, and so on) from all income to
determine the business profit.
Successful business organizations earn a profit because
their goods and services effectively meet customers needs
and demands. Basically, profits reward a business
enterprise for effectively conducting a number of
activities.
Risk-taking The business may earn a profit when it takes
risks by entering a new market or by competing head-on with
another business. For example, Toyota invested millions of
dollars in promoting and selling small cars in the United
States. Today, this Japanese corporation is the largest
small-car seller in the U.S. market.
Chapter 1 Foundations of Business and Economics
Evaluation of demand Business organizations that evaluate
consumer needs and demands and then move efficiently into a
market can earn substantial profits. Xerox in the
photoreproduction industry, Compaq Computers in personal
computers, and Dominos in the pizza business are examples
of companies whose accurate assessments of consumer demands
resulted in good profits.
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