1. The Euro appreciated about 15% against the U.S. dollar from January 2008 to November 2009. What impact did this have on consumers and businesses in the U.S. and in the Euro zone area of Europe? Is a falling dollar good or bad for the U.S.? Explain. Whenever a currency appreciates against another there are winners and losers. In this case this scenario benefited the exports of US goods‚ since they became cheaper for the euro zone businesses and nationals. On the other hand‚ European
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INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT MGT 2132 FOUNDATION OF BUSINESS ORGANISATION DEEI JANUARY 2013 SHORT SEMESTER SESSION: APRIL 2013 EXAM Instruction: Read the article below and answer the 4 questions accordingly. ARTICLE: WHAT DRIVES EMPLOYEES AT MICROSOFT? The reality of software development in a huge company like Microsoft – it employs more than 48‚000 people – in that a substantial portion of your work involves days of boredom punctuated by hours of tedium. You basically spend your time
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The Real Unemployment Rate The real unemployment rate that the government puts out every week does not reflect the true unemployment rate in the United States. There are many people who should be considered unemployed but are not. Some people are not even counted in the labor force when they should be. These people include those who have given up looking for a job for four weeks straight because they are discouraged as well as people who are in the armed forces. I personally thing that both
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Introduction The purpose of this experiment was to determine the rate law graphically from the rate of disappearance and the x y values also the specific rate constant (k). Activation energy was also determined‚ and the effect of catalyst was evaluated in the reaction between peroxodisulphate ion S2O82-‚ and iodide ion‚ I-. S2O82-(aq) + 3 I-(aq) --> 2 SO42-(aq) + I3(aq) The general expression for the rate law‚ given this overall reaction‚ is: rate of disappearance of S2O82- = k[S2O82-]m[I-]n Chemical
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According to human resource experts‚ the average attrition rate is projected to grow at 31 per cent in Indian firms in the April-June quarter‚ a rise of 9-10 per cent from the preceding quarter (January-March). SPECIAL: Best companies to work for India In the April-June quarter of 2011-12‚ the average attrition rate was 27 per cent. Generally‚ employees would have received their annual appraisals during the April-June period and those not happy with their performance review or salary hikes
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The Effect of Exercise on Heart Rate The aim of this investigation is to find out how different types of exercise can affect my heart rate. To measure and record my heart rate‚ I am going to undergo an experimental test. I am going to do 3 different types of exercise: walking‚ light jog and lastly hard running. First‚ I will draw out a table to record my results‚ and then I will measure my resting heart rate for one minute. To make the experiment as accurate as possible‚ I will
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Government‚ health professionals and individuals. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has stated that Obesity can contribute to a range of problems‚ including heart disease‚ type 2 diabetes‚ osteoarthritis and some cancers. 1 Obesity is caused by primarily eating too much and doing little or no physical activity. Obesity develops over time‚ we don’t wake up one morning suddenly obese‚ it happens slowly and once established has a detrimental effect on our health. The definition
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rish IIreland Inflation Rate The inflation rate in Ireland was recorded at 1.20 percent in October of 2012. Inflation Rate in Ireland is reported by the Central Statistics Office Ireland. Historically‚ from 1976 until 2012‚ Ireland I.R averaged 5.3 Percent reaching an all time high of 23.2 Percent in October of 1981 and a record low of -6.6 Percent in October of 2009. In Ireland‚ the inflation rate measures a broad rise or fall in prices that consumers pay for a standard basket of goods. Ireland
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w/c the conc of a drug or reactant influences the rate of chemical rxn 1st order reaction -causes constant percentage of the drug to be lost per unit time -An elimination rate constant can be describe -Ke( elimination rate constant) the unit is t ½ -One the log plot‚ the slope is equal to- ke/2.303 -The factor 2.303 converts from natural log to base 10 log units -Half-life-is the period of time required for the conc of a drug to decrease by 1/2 -This is a constant and is related to ke drugs
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Reaction Rate Coursework Aim To see how the concentration of a reactant affects the rate of reaction‚ in this case sodium thiosulphate and acid. Scientific Background For a reaction to occur‚ the particles of the reactants must be colliding with each other with enough energy‚ the amount of energy needed for the reaction is called activation energy. Activation energy is altered by temperature‚ concentration‚ surface area of and the pressure on the reactants. Stirring the reactants also increases
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