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Paper profitA profit which would become real if the shares held were sold at their current price.Similar MatchesUnitised with profitsUnitised with profitsWith-profits and investment-linked funds combined in the same contract with the choice of switching between them. Gross profitGross profitThe difference between (i) turnover and (ii) the cost of making a product or providing a service, before taking into account overheads, salaries and wages, and interest payments.The logical step after calculating gross profit is to go on to calculate the gross profit margin, which is the gross profit as a percentage of turnover.Example: a company has turnover of £10m and the cost of providing its service is £5mits gross profit is £5mits gross profit margin is £5m / £10m x 100 = 50% Profit marginProfit marginThe difference between what it costs to produce a product or service and the selling price. Operating profitOperating profitA company's profit after deducting its operating costs from gross profit. Directly 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). Further SuggestionsProfitability indexprofit before tax Zero profit Excess profit Accumulated profits tax net profit after tax Book profit Full with profit endowment Realized profit (or loss) Profit margin Pretax earnings or profits Profit sharing plan profit sharing scheme Profit Table Profit pre tax profit Operating profit margin Gross profit Profit Range Net profit margin Trading profit Profit forecast Not for profit profit margin Profit shifting |
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