Jamie Needs to Find a Way to Save Profit Margins

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Essay

Jamie needs to find a way to save profit margins without increasing price.Recently the price of chocolate has gone up, so his gourmet organic candy bars are losing a good portion of the profit margin.What non-price strategies can Jamie begin to employ so he can recover his profit margin? Which strategies does Jamie need to be cautious of?

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Definitions:

AAR

Average Annual Return, which measures the average return generated by an investment per year over a specified period.

NPV

Net Present Value; a method used in capital budgeting to evaluate the profitability of an investment, calculating the difference between the present value of cash inflows and outflows.

Discounted Payback Period

The time it takes for an investment to generate cash flows to recover its initial cost, accounting for the time value of money.

Cash Inflows

The total amount of money being transferred into a business, project, or financial product, typically measured within a specific period.