As we begin a new semester, we are always looking for examples that illustrate economic principles. Fortunately, the world is filled with them, often in our own backyard. Two come to mind. Our ...

Business owners and managers make a number of decisions throughout the day, week or month. Many of these decisions are "either-or," but even more of them often are about "how much." Margin analysis, ...

Sean Ross is a strategic adviser at 1031x.com, Investopedia contributor, and the founder and manager of Free Lances Ltd. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, ...

A rational business's main goal is always to maximize profits. As complicated as business processes can be, the end goal always remains reaching the maximum profit. There are many ways a company has ...