Applied mathematics as a tool for studying the efficiency of an enterprise

Abstract

This article discusses the application of applied mathematics in the study of the effectiveness of the enterprise of small forms of entrepreneurship individual entrepreneur Glukhikh L. P. The authors have identified the factors that most significantly affect the result of the enterprise-profit. Regression equations of the dependence of the company’s profit on various factors are compiled. The research methods used were business activity analysis, correlation and regression analysis, research on cyclicity and on the presence of a trend in a time series. The greatest attention should be paid to increasing the cost of sales, since an increase in the cost of sales by 1 ruble entails an increase in profit by 0.92 rubles. The study of the dependence of the company’s profit on time (24 months) showed that the profit changes randomly, there is no clear trend to decrease or increase it. In addition, no different cyclical fluctuations were detected. The analysis of business activity showed that the company is heading for its development.