Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Business Studies Unit 8
Finance Part 2
- Gross and Net Profit Margins
- Gross Profit margin
- Percentage of sales revenue that
is gross profit
- = Gross profit / Sales Revenue x 100 %
- Net Profit Margin
- = Net Profit / Sales Revenue x 100 %
- Percentage of sales
revenue that is net
profit
- Current & Acid Test Ratios
- Current Ratio
- Always x:1, as it shows how
much money is in the business
for every £1 of debt
- = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
- Acid Test Ratio
- Always x:1, as it shows how
much money is in the business
for every £1 of debt, in worse
case scenario if stock can't be
sold
- = (current assets - stock) / Current Liabilities
- Why are business accounts drawn up?
- So that managers know...
- Whether a profit or loss is being made
- How much cash
is flowing in and
out of a business
- When suppliers must be
paid for goods and when
tax must be paid to the
government
- Include details of...
- Products sold, the value
and customers that haven't
paid
- Goods and services
bought by the business,
the value and which
suppliers have not been
paid
- Equipment and other
assets purchased
- Wage and other labour costs
- Because...
- It will help shareholders
or owners decide
whether to invest into
the business
- It will help banks know whether
to lend them more or demand
early repayment
- The government will know
how much tax the business
should pay
- Workers will know whether their jobs are secure
- Key Words
- Overheads
- Sales Revenue
- Cost of sales
- Gross Profit
- Net profit
- Retained profit
- Sales and leaseback
- Liquidity
- Assets
- Liabilities
- Solvency