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Recent data shows homes sold for 99.4% of asking price, indicating strong buyer leverage. The sale-to-list ratio, calculated by dividing selling price by asking price, gauges negotiation power. A ...

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We see the term “net worth” thrown around all of the time when it comes to reporting on celebrities, sports stars, and business leaders. But what is it exactly? Entrepreneur’s online encyclopedia ...

Gross profit margin is a common measure of how well a business is doing. It is defined as the proportion of sales revenue a business earns after deducting the costs of production or sales, such as raw ...

To calculate the Consumer Price Index between two years in Excel, take a sum of all the amounts spent on the basket of products over those two years. Then use the following formula to find the CPI ...

This research was supported by a grant from Lumina Foundation. Findings and opinions are those of the authors and may not reflect the views of the funder. Laura Perna is James S. Riepe Professor at ...