ECONOMICS

COST ACCOUNTING

COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

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Net income
A
An unincorporated association of two or more persons to pursue a business for profit as co-owners.
B
The amount a business earns after subtracting all expenses incurred to generate revenues; also called profit or earnings.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What is net profit? Net profit is the amount of money your business earns after deducting all operating, interest, and tax expenses over a given period of time. To arrive at this value, you need to know a company’s gross profit. If the value of net profit is negative, then it is called net loss.

Detailed explanation-2: -Net profit is the difference between a company’s revenue and its expenses. It is calculated by subtracting a company’s total costs from its total revenue.

Detailed explanation-3: -Net income is gross profit minus all other expenses and costs as well as any other income and revenue sources that are not included in gross income. Some of the costs subtracted from gross to arrive at net income include interest on debt, taxes, and operating expenses or overhead costs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Net Income Definition When revenues exceed expenses, the company has a net profit. When expenses exceed revenues, the company has a net loss. Report it on a company’s income statement. Net income is an important measure of a company’s profitability and financial performance for the relevant fiscal period.

Detailed explanation-5: -Definition: Profit, also called net income, is the amount of earnings that exceed expenses for the period. In other words, it’s the amount of income left over after all the necessary and matched expenses are subtracted for the period.

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