Comprehensive of Price Level Changes In Evaluation & Accounting Purpose

Understanding the Importance of Profit and Accounting in Business

by Dr. Neha Sharma*,

- Published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, E-ISSN: 2230-7540

Volume 8, Issue No. 15, Jul 2014, Pages 0 - 0 (0)

Published by: Ignited Minds Journals


ABSTRACT

A business comes into existence primarily to make profit.  In this attempt it provides goods andservices to the community.  It alsoprovides means of livelihood to some members of the community by creatingemployment opportunities. These are sound subsidiary or secondary motives. Theall-important motives of a running business however is to makeprofit."PROFIT TO A BUSINESS IS LIKE FOOD TO A HUMAN BODY : THE BODY MUSTGROW AND DEVELOP – WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF FOOD. TAKE AWAY THE SUPPLY OF FOOD AND THE BODY WASTES AWAY AND DIES."Every type of businessman to find out the amount of profit earned during acertain period (called Accounting Period) usually an year. In order to find outthe amount of profit or loss, he must have a complete and  systematic record of the business  transactions i.e. dealings in money ormonetary terms, entered into during the fiscal year.

KEYWORD

price level changes, evaluation, accounting purpose, profit, goods and services, livelihood, employment opportunities, business, profit, accounting period, systematic record, fiscal year