Bulletin of the Bureau of Business Research, Harvard University, Volumes 11-25Harvard University Press, 1918 - Business education |
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... firms kept sales records of this sort . These were chiefly daily records . Not over 1 % of the stores made up a weekly or monthly summary of the sales of each employee . The stores which had these sales records were mainly the large ...
... firms kept sales records of this sort . These were chiefly daily records . Not over 1 % of the stores made up a weekly or monthly summary of the sales of each employee . The stores which had these sales records were mainly the large ...
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... firm from which the goods are purchased . The following five columns are for packages or units of different sizes . If a certain brand of cocoa were pur- chased in two sizes , for example , one - pound and half - pound , two of the ...
... firm from which the goods are purchased . The following five columns are for packages or units of different sizes . If a certain brand of cocoa were pur- chased in two sizes , for example , one - pound and half - pound , two of the ...
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... firms , consecutive reports for 1916 , 1917 , and 1918 have been re- ceived which can be used for comparisons . Of these firms , one showed a decrease and four showed an increase of less than 10 % in their sales from 1916 to 1917 ...
... firms , consecutive reports for 1916 , 1917 , and 1918 have been re- ceived which can be used for comparisons . Of these firms , one showed a decrease and four showed an increase of less than 10 % in their sales from 1916 to 1917 ...
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... firms was 49.2 % . METHODS OF PAYING SALESMEN The largest single item of expense in a wholesale grocery business is ... firms that furnished reports on methods of pay- ing salesmen , 21 % sold only in strictly local districts . For 64 ...
... firms was 49.2 % . METHODS OF PAYING SALESMEN The largest single item of expense in a wholesale grocery business is ... firms that furnished reports on methods of pay- ing salesmen , 21 % sold only in strictly local districts . For 64 ...
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... firms . In these businesses , each salesman was paid a fixed salary and in addition a commission on his profits or sales accord- ing to a predetermined arrangement . The other firms used mixed plans . One combination was to pay part of ...
... firms . In these businesses , each salesman was paid a fixed salary and in addition a commission on his profits or sales accord- ing to a predetermined arrangement . The other firms used mixed plans . One combination was to pay part of ...
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accounts and notes Accounts for Retail Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable amount bad debts Billed Cost bulletin BUREAU OF BUSINESS Buying and Management Cambridge Station cash discounts taken Charges and Upkeep common figure Cost of Merchandise current assets current liabilities customers Daily Record Sheet debited Delivery Expense Depreciation of Store entered in Column entry Excess Profits Taxes Expenses in Retail gross profit Harvard System HARVARD UNIVERSITY Interest and Rentals Interest on Capital Inventory of Merchandise Losses from Bad Management Expense merchandise sold Miscellaneous Expense Monthly Record Sheet net sales Office Salaries Office Supplies Operating Accounts Operating Expenses Price 50 cents Profit and Loss proprietor Purchases of Merchandise rate of stock-turn rent Rentals Earned Repairing and Engraving retail drug stores retail grocery stores salesmen Shanghai Store Equipment Stores in 1919 Sundry Revenue total expense total interest trade volume of sales Wages of Salesforce wholesale grocers Wholesale Grocery Business Yearly Record Sheet
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Page 7 - ... carting, installation, use, operation, exhibition, display, or repairing of any such press or presses, . . . and especially from using any force, threats, command, direction, or even persuasion with the object or having the effect of causing any person or persons to decline employment, cease employment, or not seek employment, or to refrain from work or cease working under any person, firm, or corporation being a purchaser or prospective purchaser of any printing press or presses from complainant,...
Page 13 - When the men go into the mine in the morning they shall be entitled to two hours' pay, whether or not the mine works the full two hours. But after the first two hours the men shall be paid for every hour thereafter by the hour, for each hour's work or fractional part thereof. If for any reason the regular...
Page 14 - Provincial organizations, to secure legislation in the interests of the working masses. ["]The establishment of National and International Trade Unions, based upon a strict recognition of the autonomy of each trade, and the promotion and advancement of such bodies.
Page 40 - The test of deductibility in the case of compensation payments is whether they are reasonable and are in fact payments purely for services.
Page 7 - ... we, therefore, in consideration thereof, and of the particular matters in said bill set forth, do strictly command you, the said...
Page 7 - ... contracts made by complainant respecting the sale, transportation, delivery, or installation of any such press or presses, by causing or threatening to cause loss, damage, trouble, or inconvenience to any person, firm, or corporation concerned in the purchase, transportation, carting, installation...
Page 5 - First. To unite in one organization, regardless of creed, color or nationality, all workmen eligible for membership, employed in and around coal mines, coal washers, and coke ovens on the American Continent.
Page 13 - Regarding drivers, they shall take their mules to and from the stables, and the time required in so doing shall not include any part of the day's labor, their work beginning when they reach the change at which they receive empty cars...
Page 17 - ... while this agreement is in force. All questions of wages or conditions of labor, which cannot be mutually agreed upon shall be submitted to a board of conciliation and arbitration.