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Ali Anari () and James W. Kolari ()
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Ali Anari: Texas A&M University
James W. Kolari: Texas A&M University

Chapter Chapter 1 in Excel-Based Business Analysis, 2012, pp 1-3 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter introduces a model of the firm dubbed FIRM for business forecasting and analysis. The model consists of equations for fundamental business variables, including sales, total costs, total assets, total profits, profit rate, and profit margin. Input data required to run the model consist of time series of total costs, total sales, and total assets. The model estimates the business equations and generates forecasts of business variables. The model can also be used for simulation of profit planning, investment evaluation, and stock analysis of corporations.

Keywords: Model of the firm; Fundamental business variables; Business forecasting; Business simulations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-2050-7_1

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