ABSTRACT

The study examined the determinants of performance (profitability) an the bakery industries in Aba Metropolis of Abia State, Nigeria primary data were collected from 108 randomly selected respondents using a well structured questionnaire. The structure of the questionnaire followed an open and close-ended format. The socio-economic data of the respondents were analysed using frequency table and simple percentage while the gross margin analysis was used to analyse the cost and returns of the enterprise. A multiple regression was employed for the analysis of the determinants of profitability in the bakery industries and the exponential from of the resulted was used for the interpretation. The findings indicated that the bakery enterprise is a profitable venture given the positive difference between the estimated average of total revenue and total cost. The exponential regression result showed that the coefficients of sex, sales volume and educational level have positive relationship with profitability while the other variables in the model have negative relationship with profitability. The significance test showed that the coefficients of sex, total variable cost, sales volume, access to credit and membership of organization were the only significant variables. The R2 (0.709) indicates that 70.9percent variation in profitability are accounted by variables in the model while the remaining 29.1percent which is statistically that the entire model is statistically significant at 1percent which provided the basis for accepting the alternative hypothesis. Based on the findings, it was recommended that government should provide appropriate entrepreneurship education for the bakery operators and guarantee adequate access to credit.         

TABLE  OF CONTENTS

Title  page

Certification

 Declaration

 Dedication

 Acknowledgement 

Table of content 

List of table 

Abstract. 

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE  REVIEW

CHAPTER  THREE

3.0    Research Methodology                                                                    

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0     PRESENTATION AND DATA ANALYSIS

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 SUMMARY,  CONCLUSION,   RECOMMENDATIONS 

5.1 Summary and Discussion of .Findings

5.2 Conclusion

5.3 Recommendations

References

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