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What is Profit Maximization?

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Question added by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India
Date Posted: 2015/01/01
Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

In economics, profit maximization is the short run or long run process by which a firm determines the price and output level that returns the greatest profit.

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by Deleted user

Maximum profits refer to pure profits which are a surplus above the average cost of production. It is the amount left with the entrepreneur after he has made payments to all factors of production, including his wages of management. In other words, it is a residual income over and above his normal profits.

 

syed arsalan afsar
by syed arsalan afsar , Sales & Project Engineer , Target Group

A process that companies undergo to determine the best output and price level in order to maximize its return. The company will usually adjust influential factors such as production cost, sales prices and output levels as a way of reaching its profit goal.

Asim Azaldeen Abdalrahman Mhammed
by Asim Azaldeen Abdalrahman Mhammed , Property Manager , TAAM PROPERTY

Nice answer Mr vinod

Alex Al Yazouri
by Alex Al Yazouri , General Manager , Al Mushref Cooperative Society

Profit maximization is the process of identifying the most efficient manner of obtaining the highest rate of return from its production model.

Mir Mujtaba Ali
by Mir Mujtaba Ali , Internal Audit Manager , Confidential

Profit maximization is the main aim of any business, it is the process that companies undergo to determine the best output and price levels in order to maximize its return. Briefly, all the decisions whether investment, financing, dividends, etc. are focused to maximize the profits to optimum level.

There are two main profit maximization methods viz:

1) Marginal cost - Marginal revenue method

2) Total cost - Total revenue method

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by Deleted user

The core objective of a Profit organisation is to maximize the profit and shareholders wealth.

In this regard targets are set and achieve accordingly.

Jijumon James
by Jijumon James , SENIOR ACCOUNTANT , BADR AL SAMAA HOSPITAL

Profit maximisiation is the short-term objectives of an organisation(ie. mission) and wealth maximisation is the long-term objectives of an organisation9ie. vision). So both are important to the organisation.

VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
by VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

The term is Self explanatory. Deploying the financial assets to get maximum return in its life time.

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