{"id":430497,"date":"2018-06-15T07:36:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T07:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essaypaper.org\/?p=25372"},"modified":"2018-10-24T09:13:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:13:44","slug":"week-5-discussion-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/week-5-discussion-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5 &#8211; Discussion 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"discussion-section clearfix\">\n<div class=\"discussion-header-content right-of-avatar\">\n<div class=\"pull-left\">\n<h1 class=\"discussion-title\">Week 5 &#8211; Discussion 2<\/h1>\n<div id=\"section_tooltip_root\"><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"discussion-section message_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"message user_content enhanced\" data-bind=\"message\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table role=\"presentation\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><strong>\u00a0Profit Margin<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Year Ending December 2012<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Year Ending December 2011<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">Year Ending December 2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Revenues<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">40,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">35,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">33,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Operating Expenses<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Salaries<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">15,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">10,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">9,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Maintenance and Repairs<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">6,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">9,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">10,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Rental Expense<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">2,500<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">2,500<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">2,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Depreciation<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">2,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">2,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">2,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Fuel<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">4,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">3,500<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">2,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Total Operating Expenses<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">29,500<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">27,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">26,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Operating Income<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">10,500<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">8,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">7,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Sales and Administrative Expenses<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">6,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">4,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">3,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Interest Expense<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">2,500<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">2,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">Net Income<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">2,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">2,000<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">3,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Above is a comparative income statement for Cecil, Inc. for the years 2010, 2011, and 2012.\u00a0 Calculate the net-profit margin for each of these years.\u00a0 Comment on the profit margin trend.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week 5 &#8211; Discussion 2 Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. 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