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You can consider any direction as positive, and the opposite direction as negative. However, in this case it is customary to call a gain "positive", and a loss "negative".
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How many jobs use negative numbers?
Business and finance: Examples are profit (positive) or loss(negative). Net Cash flow (amount of money coming in less amount going out) can be positive or negative. This is not the same as profit/loss. For example, you buy a piece of equipment for your business and finance it. Your payments on the loan affect cash flow, but the interest on the loan and the depreciation of the equipment affect profit/loss. In your personal finance, you can have a net negative cash flow. If you have some savings, and say one year you are laid off for a while and have to draw from savings. Or say you are saving up to buy a car. While you are saving, your net cash flow is positive, then when you buy the car, your cash flow could be negative, for that year. In investing, many investments (mutual funds in particular) will express a Rate of return as a percentage. This number could be either positive (the investment increased in value), or negative (the investment decreased in value).
Owing money can be represented with a negative number.?
Yes. In general, you can use positive versus negative numbers whenever you have two opposites. Other examples include having a net profit on a business transaction, versus having a net loss; or altitude above (or below) sea level,
Is a positive plus a negative make a positive or a negative?
Positive + Negative = Negative Negative + Negative = Positive Positive + Positive = Positive Negative + Positive = Negative
How is dividing integers similar to multiplying integers with the resulting sign?
The rules for the sign (positive or negative) of the result of a multiplication is the same as division. For multiplication: Positive * Positive --> Positive Positive * Negative --> Negative Negative * Positive --> Negative Negative * Negative --> Positive For division: Positive / Positive --> Positive Positive / Negative --> Negative Negative / Positive --> Negative Negative / Negative --> Positive
What is the formula for calculating loss?
You calculate loss the same as you would do profit income minus expenses (outgoings) = profit/loss If the answer is negative then you are making a loss, if the answer is positive then you are making a profit.
How do you calculate net profit margin if there is net loss?
The Gross Profit Margin = Gross Profit/Revenue*100 regardless of weather the Gross Profit is positive or negative (a loss). Therefor, it is acceptable to have a negative Gross Profit Margin.
Can cash flow from operation be positive if net income is negative?
Yes, cash flow can be positive while net income is negative.
What is the difference between Net loss earnings versus net loss gains?
Income less than expenses negative numbers below zero. Income more than expenses. Positive numbers above zero a net profit from the business operation.
Net exports are negative?
positive net exports increase equilibrium GDP while negative net exports decrease it.
Is an object's net charge positive or negative if it loses electrons?
positive
What is negative and positive impacts of sensory loss?
negative impact on people with sensory loss
What is an atom that has a net positive or negative electric charge?
Positive atoms: cations. Negative atoms: anions
When net exports are negative what is best?
when the imports exceeds the imports then net exports are negative and positive is best for country.
What type of ion are positive ions?
Cations are ions with net positive charge. Anionshave net negative charge.
What are some positive and negative effects of internationalism on Canada?
Positive: Environmental Negative: loss of soverignty
What were the positive and negative effects of the American revolution?
Positive The positive is that NewYork got independence and freedom Negative People died ,money loss ,food loss,home loss,unpeacefull times, and families get separated.
Is it better to have a positive net worth or a negative net worth?
This is an easy question. Negative net worth means you have less than 0 dollars. It basically means you are in debt. A positive net worth is way better. Hope this helped, sc
