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  2. Mathematics of bookmaking - Wikipedia

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    The amount by which the actual 'book' exceeds 100% is known as the 'overround', [1]: 96–104 [2]: 126–130 'bookmaker margin' [4] or the 'vigorish' or 'vig' [4] and represents the bookmaker's expected profit. Thus, in an "ideal" situation, if the bookmaker accepts £120 in bets at his own quoted odds in the correct proportion, he will pay out ...

  3. Hollywood accounting - Wikipedia

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    Three main factors in Hollywood accounting reduce the reported profit of a movie, and all have to do with the calculation of overhead: Production overhead: Studios, on average, calculate production overhead by using a figure around 15% of total production costs.

  4. Gross margin - Wikipedia

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    This means that 40% of the $340 is profit. Again, gross margin is just the direct percentage of profit in the sale price. In accounting, the gross margin refers to sales minus cost of goods sold. It is not necessarily profit as other expenses such as sales, administrative, and financial costs must be deducted.

  5. How to Calculate Profit - AOL

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    Profit is a simple, yet powerful calculation that tells you whether your business is viable in the long run.

  6. Profit (accounting) - Wikipedia

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    Profit, in accounting, is an income distributed to the owner in a profitable market production process . Profit is a measure of profitability which is the owner's major interest in the income-formation process of market production.

  7. Accounting rate of return - Wikipedia

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    If the ARR is equal to or greater than the required rate of return, the project is acceptable. If it is less than the desired rate, it should be rejected. When comparing investments, the higher the ARR, the more attractive the investment. More than half of large firms calculate ARR when appraising projects. [2]

  8. PnL explained - Wikipedia

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    To calculate 'impact of prices' the formula is: Impact of prices = option delta × price move; so if the price moves $100 and the option's delta is 0.05% then the 'impact of prices' is $0.05. To generalize, then, for example to yield curves: Impact of prices = position sensitivity × move in the variable in question

  9. Book value - Wikipedia

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    An asset's initial book value is its actual cash value or its acquisition cost. Cash assets are recorded or "booked" at actual cash value. Assets such as buildings, land and equipment are valued based on their acquisition cost, which includes the actual cash cost of the asset plus certain costs tied to the purchase of the asset, such as broker fees.