Expense forecast

Expense forecasting is a term used in the business planning and strategy sector. It refers mainly to the decisions that companies will make in the future about operations, production and income. To do this, it is necessary to anticipate market movements, customer interests and the adaptation of businesses to new demands. Intensive study is required … Read more

What is a tax haven?

Tax havens are geographical areas that belong to a State in which the tax regime imposes lower tax burdens compared to other States in the world. In tax havens, more economic activities are usually carried out since the impuestos that exist there are smaller than in other places. This has caused many people and companies … Read more

What are financial costs?

Financing costs are understood to be those costs incurred by a company, as a result of the use of third-party funds to acquire assets. The financial costs cover both the price of money, that is, interest, as well as other types of remuneration such as commissions, administration costs, or others, related to the formalization of … Read more

Definition of usufruct

The usufruct is a real right that offers the possibility of enjoying the property of another person, the usufructuary, even if he does not have the property. In this sense, you have the right to enjoy the good and obtain its fruits, both in kind and financially. Among the characteristics of usufruct, we highlight that … Read more

What is a currency?

We have heard of the term forex many times, especially in the financial arena. When we speak of currency, we refer to any official foreign currency that is different from ours. In the case of Spain, the dollar, the British pound, the yen, the Swiss franc … are examples of foreign currencies. Therefore, the Euro … Read more

What is unfair competition?

The concept of unfair competition is used to refer to the behavior of any professional or employer that is contrary to the requirements of good faith. It is understood that this is the case when it does not conform to practices considered as honest or that seeks to alter the behavior of the client. Here … Read more

What is the unit labor cost?

When we talk about unit labor cost we refer to a measure that tells us how much it costs us to have a certain worker in a company based on the productivity it offers. In other words, we mean the fraction of the productivity that the worker has to divert to remuneration of the salaried … Read more

What is upselling?

El upselling o up-selling es una técnica marketing to improve sales born in the United States. Used by the vast majority of shops and department stores, it consists of inducing a customer to buy a product of higher value than the one they had planned to purchase. It is also understood that it is upselling … Read more

What does underweight mean?

Underweight is about valuing something (be it a good or a service) based on both economic and non-economic criteria below its fair market value. Normally, this term is used when valuing a financial asset, and more commonly in the trading. This underweight occurs when the expected value or return value of that financial asset is … Read more

What is cyclical unemployment?

Cyclical unemployment is that unemployment that originates due to fluctuations in economic activity in a given country. This means that the different economic cycles that an economy goes through (such as crisis, recession, expansion phases, etc.) increases or decreases the unemployment rates. Causes of cyclical unemployment Among the most frequent causes of cyclical unemployment (which, … Read more