Unit 2 Business Studies Finance Definitions    

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Variance
 
The difference between a budgeted figure and the actual figure
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Variance Analysis
 
Is the comparison by an organisation of its actual performance with its expected budgeted performance...
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Favourable Analysis
 
This is a change from a budgeted figure that leads to higher than expected profits
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Adverse Variance
 
This is a change from a budgeted figure that leads to lower than expected profits
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Creditors
 
Suppliers owed money by the business - purchases have been made on credit.
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Credit Control
 
The monitoring of debts to ensure that credit periods are not exceeded
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Bad Debt
 
Unpaid customer bills that are now very unlikely to ever be paid.
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Overtrading
 
Expanding a business rapidly without obtaining all of the necessary finance so that a cash...
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Profit margin
 
The profit made as a proportion of sales revenue. Net profit.Net profit = sales revenue x...
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gross profit
 
Gross profit = Sales Revenue - Variable Costs(ignores fixed costs)
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net profit
 
Net profit = Sales Revenue - Total CostsTotal Costs = fixed + variable costs
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Return of Capital
 
Net profit/Capital invested x 100

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