Category: Finance

A figure that is computed when the annual revenue of sales is multiplied by an industry multiplier that arrives at the current market value of a business.

A single unit selected to act as a sample for the whole group. A college student for example as a sample from the whole college.

An employee who works when others are on strike, accepts work where is a strike is being held, works in place with no union or works under non union conditions where a

A visual process used to depict future conditions, probable events and consequences and how to respond to them and what benefits might be gained from them.

A step-by-step approach to solving problems. Identify and define the problem, accumulate data, formulate a hypothesis, conduct experiments to prove hypothesis, interpret results in an objective manner and repeat.

A transaction that occurs in book keeping where new shares are given to current share holders at no cost in proportion to the number of shares already held.

A repetitive or periodic pattern that is predictable and occurs in a monthly or seasonal pattern.

A progressive stage in the adoption of new technology where the emphaisi has shifted from the experimental stage to a result oriented stage.

A consumer deducted meaning for a brand name or symbol that differs from its primary meaning. A term in copyright law where a common name or symbol must acquire a distinctive name

A credit, obligation of loan that is guaranteed by a pledge of an item of gtreater or equal value on liquidation.

1. A control policy where no person is given more than one area of responsibility. Called seperation of duties.2. Procedures and methods that are established as an internal check in order to

An asset that is capable of generating sufficient income to return the total cost amount.

A declaration or an act that occurs during an investigation where a person or witness incriminates themselves either expicitly or implicitly.

A compound or element with crytalline properties that is put between a conductor and the insulator for its ability to conduct an electric current.

The comparison of a set of data to one that precedes or follows it.

A violation of a law that is significant in effect and carries more than a 6 month punishment.

An integral system in supply chain management where the sales are connected to the customer. Its purpose is to minimise costs by lowwring inventory levels.

The distance from a road or kerb where nothing can be built upon.

Real property that is converted to personal property after it has been severed or cut and made into a movable object.

The measures that are taken by a company to make it less attractive to hostile bids for take over.