Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2015

Can you justify the price tag of the ad you want to buy or the marketing campaign you’re hoping to launch next quarter? Revenue is the unit quantity sold multiplied by the selling price per unit. Like this: Note that Price per unit – Variable costs per unit is equal to the Contribution margin per unit. .

Payback Period 8

Payback Period Fixed Costs Analysis Price 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2018

Any unit that contemplates acquiring a new technology that would lower the total cost of the patient’s care in the hospital must pay the full price for that technology from its departmental budget or persuade others to co-invest with it, which is not an easy task. Heads of the various service lines/IPUs (e.g.,

Budgeting 8

Budgeting System Innovation Payback Period 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2017

The companies that are most vocal about environmental and social issues tend to be big, mass-market brands — well-known retailers , consumer products giants , and tech firms that are telling a new story to consumers who increasingly care about sustainability. As a result, Belvedere’s greenhouse gas emissions have dropped by 40%.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Payback Period Brand Energy 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2013

The largest, glaring gap in the speech was any mention of a price on carbon, by far the most effective action we can take to tackle climate change. Still, if you''re dependent on coal-powered energy — or your value chain is — it''s time to rethink your energy strategy and reconsider the payback periods on clean energy investments.

Payback Period 8

Payback Period Energy Politics Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

In our experience, well-designed retrofits can deliver 20%-50% energy savings with fast payback periods. Investing in such systems today can insulate companies from rising retail prices for grid electricity, eventually saving billions of dollars per year. Invest in on-site renewables, especially solar PV and storage. .”

Management 8

Management Payback Period Energy Supply Chain 8