Has ICT had a greater impact than steam power? ICT and steam power are both General Purpose Technologies (GPTs); technologies which are pervasive‚ has multiple complementarities and a wide range of productivity effects which affects an entire economy. There are three main groups of beneficiaries: firms‚ workers and customers. The first steam engine was invented in the 1769 however there was a lag from when it was produced to when it was widely used. This was because the steam engine was initially
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During a delivery run yesterday‚ driver Joe Stevens had noticed a competitor’s sales manager talking with the general manager of Saver Superstore‚ one of JBI’s largest customers. Then‚ that morning‚ Johnson’s sales manager‚ Marsha Ketchum‚ had mentioned that‚ during her visit with the same general manager on Wednesday‚ he was starting to make some noises about wanting to negotiate a lower price. This could cause a dilemma because this customer had been one of the company’s largest and most loyal
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grass/maize/bamboo/lily or‚ any other ornamental herb with flower and fruits‚ simple or dissecting microscope‚ hand lens‚ slide‚ coverslip and razor /blade. Procedure : 1. 2. 3. Observe the differences in the external features of stem‚ leaf‚ root‚ flowers and seeds. To study the leaf‚ see their shape and venation i.e. parallel or reticulate. To study the roots‚ wash them properly and then spread on the paper and study their nature i.e. tap root or fibrous. 56 4. To study the flower‚ count the
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Case 3: The Grayson Chemical Company The Company The Grayson Chemical Co. manufactured industrial chemicals for sale to other industrial companies. The company was about 40 years old and had been run by a stable management under only two presidents. Within the past few years‚ however‚ declining earnings and sales had brought pressure from the board of directors‚ investment bankers‚ and stockholder groups to name a new president. The company had grown increasingly stagnant – although at Grayson
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(6*5= 30) 1. Company A’s costs are mostly variable‚ whereas Company B’s costs are mostly fixed. When sales increase‚ which company will tend to realize the greatest increase in profits? Explain. 2. Crystal Telecom has budgeted the sales of its innovative mobile phone over the next four months as follows: Sales in Units July. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30‚000 August . . . . . . . . . . . 45‚000 September . . . . . . . . 60‚000 October . . . . . . . . . . 50‚000 The company is
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What are The Three Important Parts Of Unix Operating System‚ Explain Them? Answer: UNIX is an operating system which was first developed in the 1960s‚ and has been under constant development ever since. It is a stable‚ multi-user‚ multi-tasking system for servers‚ desktops and laptops. The UNIX operating system is made up of three parts; the kernel‚ the shell and the utilities (programs). THE KERNEL: The kernel of UNIX is the hub of the operating system: it allocates time and memory to programs
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CHAPTER 8: FLEXIBLE BUDGETS‚ VARIANCES‚ AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL: II TRUE/FALSE 1. Overhead costs are a major part of costs for most companies – more than 50% of all costs for some companies. Answer: True Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 2. At the start of the budget period‚ management will have made most decisions regarding the level of variable costs to be incurred. Answer: False Difficulty: 1 Objective: 1 At the start of the budget period‚ management will have made most decisions
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current local‚ national‚ or global issue that is important to you? “If you could wish for one thing‚ what would it be?” I was asked this question by a friend of mine whose mother recently passed away. At first‚ I was startled by her question‚ wondering why she would ask this. She said‚ “Do you know what I would do‚ if I had a wish?” I looked at her‚ wondering if she has finally reached her breaking point‚ she continues “I would go back in time‚ and erase my mother’s pains‚ before her death”. When I
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of Mobile Operating Systems Today Samuel Echevarria Lee University February 29‚ 2012 Abstract The paper discusses the importance of mobile operating systems in today’s world‚ while also giving a brief overview of the important mobile OS’s that are popular in the US. Advantages and disadvantages are analyzed within each mobile OS and will give an insight as to which mobile OS caters to a user’s or business need. This is done by evaluating the smartphone market (market share‚ hardware sales‚ etc.) and
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1. The Xavier Company‚ a merchandising firm‚ has planned the following sales for the next four months: | | |March |April |May |June | | |Total budgeted sales |$70‚000 |$50‚000 |$80‚000 |$60‚000 | Sales are made 40% for cash and 60% on account. From experience‚ the company has learned that a month’s sales on account are collected according to the following pattern:
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