Part 4. The Financials

Expected Revenue

How much will you charge for your product? How many products do you believe you can sell in one year (or how many customers do you think your business will attract)? Multiply the price that you will charge by the number of products that you hope to sell or the amount you hope each customer will spend. This will give you an estimate of your revenues for one year.

Hint: You will use the amounts you calculate in the costs and revenues questions in this section in the accounting statements, so be as realistic as you can.

Cost of Doing Business

What are the costs of doing business? Equipment, supplies, salaries, rent, utilities, and insurance are just some of these expenses. Estimate what it will cost ...

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