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Zero profitA situation in which profit in an industry is zero, usually as a result of free entry and exit. It may, if firms are not identical, refer only to the marginal firm. And it always means zero excess profit, not that all returns to capital invested in the industry are zero.Similar MatchesDirectly Unproductive Profit-Seeking ActivitiesDirectly Unproductive Profit-Seeking ActivitiesActivities that have no direct productive purpose (neither increasing consumer utility nor contributing to production of a good or service that would increase utility) and are motivated by the desire to make profit, typically from market distortions created by government policies. Examples are rent seeking and revenue seeking. Term coined by Bhagwati (1982). Realized profit (or loss)Realized profit (or loss)A capital gain or loss on securities held in a portfolio that has become actual by the sale or other type of surrender of one or many securities. Profit takingProfit takingAction by short-term securities traders to cash in on gains created by a sharp market rise, which pushes prices down temporarily but implies an upward market trend. See: Ring the [cash] register. Profitability indexProfitability indexThe present value of the future cash flows divided by the initial investment. Also called the benefit-cost ratio. Profit takingProfit takingThe selling of shares when the price has risen, in order to crystallise trading profits. Further SuggestionsUnitised with profit endowmentprofit and loss statement (P&L) Profit maximizing pre tax profit profit margin Not for profit operating profit profit sharing scheme Non profit endowment Profit margin net profit before tax (pre tax profit) Profitability ratios Accumulated profits tax Pretax earnings or profits Profit forecast Trading profit Excess profits tax Windfall profit Gross profit Net profit margin Profit center net profit paper profit Profit shifting gross profit |
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