Is it ever morally permissible to lie to someone? Describe a circumstance in which it seems that lying might make more people happy than telling the truth. Would lying be the right thing to do in that circumstance‚ or is it our moral duty to tell the truth‚ even then? I believe in some causes it is morally permissible to lie‚ but in only if no one is in danger or if telling a lie could prevent harm to someone. At Christmas time we had an angel tree for the youth of our church‚ my aunt happened
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Legal Defenses CJS 220 February 7‚ 2014 Selena Small Legal defenses are the reasons that a convicted individual uses in hopes of not being punished nor being responsible for a crime. According to the text‚ there are ten general legal defenses. The ten legal defenses are infancy‚ insanity‚ self-defense‚ intoxication‚ prevention of a violent felony‚ mistake of fact‚ necessity‚ entrapment‚ coercion‚ and syndromes (Meyer and Grant 2003). Infancy is one of the ten general legal defenses
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| Refining Solutions It is essential to refine ideas and solutions to find the highest quality solution to a problem. The creative thinking process is used to produce ideas but the critical thinking process is used to evaluate and refine ideas and solutions. Applying criticism to ideas and solutions reduces the risk for error and makes good ideas even better (Ruggiero‚ 2009). In this paper Arguments will be evaluated and revised resulting in a refined and final solution to the problem. Original
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created an environment in which empowerment can happen‚ she also prepared the ground for the changes that were needed. Describe how the image of change impacted the change process in the organization that you described in the first part of this discussion‚ as well as how it impacted you personally. Then‚ select another change process and speculate how that process would have affected the work environment and the impact to the employees The
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Completing the Accounting Cycle The Accounting Cycle Process by which companies produce their financial statements Use of a work sheet summarizes needed data in one place 2 Accounting Cycle Journalize Transaction During the period Post to Accounts Adjust Accounts End of the period Prepare Financial Statements Close Accounts 3 Work Sheet Internal summary device NOT: A journal A ledger A financial statement Computerized spreadsheets work well 4 Work Sheet Steps Enter account titles and their
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the following actions after a reasonable opportunity to inspect the goods: (1) signifies to the seller or lessor in or by conduct that the goods are conforming or that the buyer or lessee will take or retain the goods despite their nonconformity or (2) fails to effectively reject the goods within a reasonable time after their delivery or tender by the seller or lessor. Acceptance also occurs if a buyer acts inconsistently with the seller’s ownership rights in the goods. ) Peter Andrus owned an apartment
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Labor relations chapter 1 – 2 notes 1. Experts believe that the widening gap between the richest and poorest individuals in the U.S. is in part due to the weakened position of labor unions. (Points : 1) | True False | 2. In the U.S.‚ most workers can be discharged for good cause‚ no cause‚ and even a morally wrong cause‚ as long as the discharge is not on the basis of race‚ gender‚ religion or another classification protected by law. (Points : 1) | True
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Week 2 Assignment Chapter 15 Bickley Engineering Company has a capital structure of 30% Debt and 70% Equity. Its current Beta is 1.3‚ and its Market Risk Premium is 7.5% Points. The current Risk Free Rate is 3.5%. Bickley’s marginal tax rate is 40%. What is the Unlevered Beta of Bickley? Unlevered beta = levered beta/(1+(1-T) D/E) = 1.3 /(1+(1-0.4)X(0.3/0.7) = 1.03 Bickley’s management would like to change its capital structure to 15% Debt and 85% equity by retiring its bonds yielding
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INVESTMENT $210‚000.00 2 NUMBER OF PAYMENTS 20 3 RETURN OF CAPITAL PER PAYMENT $10‚500.00 210000/20 4 AMOUNT OF EACH PAYMENT $25‚000.00 5 GROSS INCOME ADDED PER YEAR $14‚500.00 (4) - (3) d. Ken received $13‚000 in Social Security benefits for the year. Ken must add to gross income $11‚050. SOCIAL SECURITY $13‚000.00 MODIFIED AGI $70‚000.00 1/2 OF MODIFIED AGI PLUS SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS $48‚000.00 (1/2 X $70‚000) + $13‚000 85% OF
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Chapter 15 - Page 442 - Questions #1 and #2 1. What factors bind marriages and families together? How have these factors changed‚ and how has the divorce rate been affected? Some factors which are said to bind families together are children which is the major factor‚ lack of financial resources‚ and religion. Children tend to bind marriages together as most couple with children often time thinks about what it will do to the child if they should divorce. Lamanna‚ M (2011) in the 11th Edition
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