Alcohol abuse and dependence are under-recognized among older adults.20 The stereotypical concept of a âdown and outâ alcoholic hinders recognition of alcohol problems among older adults, particularly among older women.5 Various constellations of findings should raise suspicion of an alcohol problem (Table 3).
Economic Engine. The most basic point about the importance of revenue is that without it, your company cannot earn a profit and stay viable in the long run. You need to collect revenue to justify the fixed and variable expenses you pay just to operate a business.
Raw sales income; the amount customers actually pay the company when they make their purchases. When a company sells products, it has to make allowances for some portion of its sales for products expected to be returned, lost in delivery, or otherwise requiring the company to refund the customers' money. The official revenue number, known as sales revenue, equals gross revenue minus these allowances. Gross revenue is generally not an interesting number for investors. One case where it is interesting is when you're tracking the progress of a startup company. It's possible that at the very beginning they'll be doing such a tiny amount of business that actual sales will be less than the allowances for refunds, meaning that sales revenue will technically be a negative number.