Revenue How a firm plans to earn a profit is one of the most important considerations in the business plan. Profit is defined as total revenue less total expenses (Investopedia, 2013) and there are basically three levels of profit. The first level is the gross profit, which subtracts only the cost of sales; the second is the operating profit which subtracts fixed costs as well. The final profit is the net

As a strategist for JetBlue I would find differentiation to be the most difficult. The discount airline business is highly commoditized and vigorously competitive. Sources of differentiation are scarce. All competitors have almost equal access to the same technology and same routes. Competitors attempt to differentiate based on service levels, yet none of their service initiatives are a source of sustainable competitive advantage. Furthermore, differentiation is not the main driver

Policy Problem & Proposal Policy Problem The United States faces a $1.4 trillion national deficit, and partisan debate about how to address it is threatening economic stability on top of the shaky "recovery" from the 2009 financial crisis. Yet American corporations continue to enjoy tax loopholes that reduce their taxes to unprecedented low levels. Republicans argue that corporations must retain their preferred tax status in order to maintain and create jobs. This

The students from K-12 will receive daily choices about their food which will include fresh fruits, whole grains and dairy products. The new policy will provide for students in K-12 to receive educational lessons about the importance of healthy eating as well as how to make the right food choices to be sure to get the proper nutrients in their diet. The Kindergarten through third grade students will have a weekly class

Revenue Sharing Tax revenue sharing: A solution to the inequities in school funding? Tax revenue sharing is one of the most popular yet controversial potential solutions to the problem of inequitable funding of school districts. In the debate over fairness in education, the fact that property taxes are usually the primary method of school funding frequently leaves poorer districts with substantially less revenue than their wealthier counterparts. Revenue sharing is based upon

How to Protect Revenue Streams The purpose of this research analysis was to discover tools healthcare organizations and practitioners can use to increase revenue streams while facing the rising costs of healthcare and an increasingly aged population relying on Medicare and Medicaid for healthcare coverage. Traditionally Medicare and Medicaid offer very little in the way of comprehensive medical services. This has inspired with healthcare community however to come to the realization