situated in the world’s hazard belts and are subject to floods‚ droughts‚ cyclones‚ earthquakes‚ windstorms‚ tidal waves and landslides‚ etc. The major natural disasters that occur periodically are largely due to climatic and seismic factors. Disasters can result from meteorological phenomena such as typhoons and hurricanes‚ sheet flooding and marine and river-based floods‚ geological processes such as volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes and tsunami and climatic phenomenon such as the El Nino Southern Oscillation
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1257/jel.49.2.326 What Determines Productivity? C S * Economists have shown that large and persistent differences in productivity levels across businesses are ubiquitous. This nding has shaped research agendas in a number of elds‚ including (but not limited to) macroeconomics‚ industrial organization‚ labor‚ and trade. This paper surveys and evaluates recent empirical work addressing the question of why businesses differ in their measured productivity levels. The causes are manifold‚ and
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Marginal and absorption costing Topic list 1 Marginal cost and marginal costing 2 The principles of marginal costing 3 Marginal costing and absorption costing and the calculation of profit 4 Reconciling profits 5 Marginal costing versus absorption costing Syllabus reference D4 (a) D4 (a) D4 (b)‚ (c) D4 (d) D4 (e) Introduction This chapter defines marginal costing and compares it with absorption costing. Whereas absorption costing recognises fixed costs (usually fixed production costs) as
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19/12/2013 Indoor Air-pollution and health Introduction: We are living things that need to breathe‚ no doubt of that. Every few seconds we need to inhale a small quantity of air. Unfortunately‚ the air we breathe in has become more and more polluted owning to a multitude of factors such as: increase in number of vehicles‚ increase usage of synthetic materials for buildings and homes‚ lack of awareness towards potentially hazardous microorganisms such as fungi and so on. Air pollutants – any one
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Literature Review Air Pollution’s Relationship to Asthma and Related Public Health Interventions in the US-Mexico Border Region Introduction: In recent years residents along both sides of the United States-Mexico border have lived amidst the rapid growth associated with free trade and globalization. While beneficial to corporations‚ economic growth has negatively impacted the environment‚ health‚ and quality of life of these residents (Dahl‚ 2004). This review focuses on one environmental threat
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In both agricultural and arable farming‚ there has been an increase in the pressure to provide plentiful and available good quality food at low prices for consumers. This has led to the development of not only a highly competitive market‚ but intensive methods for farming to have been designed. The conflict of interest between production and conservation has Agricultural Ecosystems Since the change of the agricultural production‚ there has been both positive and negative effects‚ with regards
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1- the greater fixed costs? 2- The greater variable cost rate? 3-The greater per unit revenue? 1- B 2- B 3- A b. Which provider ha the greater contribution margin? B c. Which provider needs the higher volume to break even? A d. How would the graphs below change if the providers were operating in a discounted fee-for-service environment? In a capitated environment Revenue and Costs ($) Total Costs Loss
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What is Productivity? “A measure of the efficiency of a person‚ machine‚ factory‚ system‚ etc.‚ in converting inputs into useful outputs.” How to increase business productivity? Management can take following steps to increase business productivity. Reduce cost of production: By reducing cost of production we can increase productivity of our business. We can sell our goods at low price that will increase our sales that leads to high profitability. Increase production: Increase production will
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Air pollution and its health impacts on three cities Air pollution has a significant impact on human health. It can cause death by compromising the respiratory and cardiorascular system‚ or by its toxic carcinogenic effects. Transport is the greatest source of air pollutions‚ owing to increased numbers of cars in the city. Moreover‚ manufacturing and factories are another reason for air pollution. Results from the government not having suitable policy on air pollution are becoming more and more
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University of New South Wales School of Mining Engineering Prepared for Dr Serkan Saydam Mine 8150 Mine Design and Feasability Major Assignment Prepared by David G Rolph 3309524 Thursday‚ 8 September 2011 [pic] Summary Huntley and Avondale Collieries are existing underground mines in the Illawarra coal fields of New South Wales. Both mines are on care and maintenance at present but with an improved financial outlook‚ the existing
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