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Basic Terms in Accounting - Fundamentals of Business Earnings

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Topics

  • Profit vs. Loss
  • Revenue vs. Income
  • Real-Life Example
  • Key Takeaways
Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Profit vs. Loss

Aspect

Profit

Loss

Occurs When

SP > CP

CP > SP

Formula

SP - CP

CP - SP

Effect on Capital

Increases business capital

Decreases business capital

What does it show?

Financial gain

Financial setback/deficit

Impact on Business

Positive (grows money/resources)

Negative (reduces money/resources)

Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Revenue vs. Income

Feature

Revenue

Income

Source

Just from sales (main business)

From sales PLUS other sources

When You Count It

Before you pay any bills or costs

After adding other earnings (like interest)

Includes Expenses?

No, just total sales

No, but income is often used after costs

Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Real-Life Example

Imagine you run a juice stall:

  • You spend ₹100 on fruits, sugar, and glasses (your cost). 

  • You sell juices for ₹200 in a day (your revenue). 

  • At the end, you still get ₹10 from the bank as interest (extra income). 

  • Profit: ₹200 (revenue) – ₹100 (cost) = ₹100 profit 

  • Loss: If you sold juices for only ₹80, you’d have ₹100 (cost) – ₹80 (revenue) = ₹20 loss. 

  • Revenue: ₹200 (just the money from selling juice) 

  • Income: ₹200 (revenue) + ₹10 (interest) = ₹210 (your total income) 

Maharashtra State Board: Class 11

Key Takeaways

  • Profit is the extra money you make when you sell for more than your cost—it increases your money.

  • Loss happens if you sell for less than your cost—it decreases your money.

  • Profit helps your business grow, while loss reduces its growth.

  • Revenue is just sales.

  • Income is sales plus extras.

  • All revenue is income, but not all income is revenue!

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