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A statistician, an economist & an accountant apply for a job & are asked to analyse the firm's accounts. At the interview they are asked whether the firm is profitable?

The statistician: 'yes, you made £3.56m profit';

The economist: 'well, I'm pretty sure you made a profit, but not so clear on quite how much';

The accountant: 'Well before I answer, first let me ask you: do you want to make a profit?'

[prompted by a discussion in the FT letters of accounting standards]

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