At a much,much higher rate of profit.

Applying an estimated rate of profit of 18 per cent, Kellogg alleged that it would have earned profit in the amount of approximately USD 965,000.

In 2007, the economic growth rate and profitability of enterprises remained high.

Accordingly, the Panel recommends an award of compensation in the amount of USD 18,960 for loss of profits (based on a gross profit rate of 20 per cent).

Atkins also did not provide sufficient evidence to support the monthly salary cost used in its calculations, or the rates of overhead recovery and profit accrual.

If raters’ profits depend on such performance – on theaccuracy of their ratings – the profit motive would turn from asource of perverse incentives to a provider of beneficialincentives.

initiatives between international financial institutions and private equity firms. Positive corporate contributions to development could support these initiatives, including through charging of lower interest rates and reduction of profit margins.

The US National Income and Product Accounts show that theeffective rate of corporate profits tax (the percentage of profitsactually paid to the government in taxes) crested at 33.7% in thefirst quarter of 2000 - the peak of the stock market and theeconomy in general - and fell to 20.2% in the fourth quarter of2003, when the market was down.

The Panel therefore finds that the claimed gross profit rate of 27.8 per cent for the remainder of the 1990 calendar year and the entire 1991 calendar year are reasonable.

Eastern asserted that it would have obtained contracts for a total value of USD 100,000,000, and that it was confident of achieving an overall profit rate of 5 per cent on all the contracts.