Airbnb offers free rentals to the victims of hurricane Matthew The government ordered millions of residents in the southeastern U.S to vacate their places due to the dangerous hurricane have approached the city. The home sharing platform‚ Airbnb has decided to help the people whose houses were affected by the dangerous storm. Hurricane Matthew moved to Florida’ east cost before affecting the regions of Georgia and South California. Though the storm has weekend‚ the impacts it created takes days to
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Heartbreak Ridge was a demilitarized zone that divided North Korea from South Korea. This area was known by the veterans as “no-man’s land”‚ due to no one ever returning from the rocky slopes. When the 2nd Infantry Division commander‚ Brigadier General Thomas Shazo‚ derived an assault to overtake the ridge he was unaware how much the opposing force had prepared for an attack. It was a back and forth battle
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streets of Canada‚ with little to show for on the actual battlefields of Europe. However‚ on the battlefields of Europe‚ volunteer Canadian troops had gone up and above the call of duty during their careers‚ specifically during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. During that battle‚ the Canadian Corps fought as a single unit instead of four
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CHAPTER THREE 3.0 HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE MULTELATERAL TRADING SYSTEM By the end of World War II [1939-1945]‚ the World was in total political and social-economic disorder. It quickly occurred to the major powers that there was urgent need to establish and build institutions to assume global governance. The United Nations [UN] was founded on the belief that there was need for collective action at the global level to cause and guarantee political stability. In the same belief the International
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ronGreg Newman ACC 707 Jones Ironworks 1) I agree with Freddie. The payment system would be more effective as a piece rate. This should effectively increase the employees’ incentive to produce efficiently. The piece rate will encourage higher production. It will benefit employees for them to know that if they work harder‚ they will get more money. Under the other system‚ they could work inefficiently and get paid the same amount as someone who was working much more efficiently. This encourages
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assert and have independent power thus breaking the gender norms of her society. Queen Isabella of Castile had to endure a civil war to secure her place on the throne‚ and though by marrying Ferdinand of Aragon‚ unifying the crowns‚ she alone helped Spain become a powerful kingdom through her grandiose political visions. As the only daughter of the King of Castile and León‚ Isabella’s early life was strongly influenced by her closeness
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The Significance of Vimy Ridge Vimy Ridge marks the day that Canada became an independent nation. The significance of the battle was not in the actual battle itself‚ but rather the effects that Canada would feel nationally afterwards. The objective was a ridge that ran from the northwest to the southwest between Lens and Arras‚ France. The main height of land was four miles long‚ with it’s highest point only 475 feet above sea level. The Germans had held it since 1914‚ and three French attacks
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Q1) Comment on the forecasting method being used by Yankee? Suggest changes that you feel are justified? Ans1) Yankee presently is using the qualitative method for forecasting future demand. Qualitative method as we know is subject to experts’ intuition‚ experience‚ and opinions. So each person according to his/her past experience‚ forecasts the demand for the future. For example‚ Phil Stanton who is in the operations makes his decision of producing in the future on the basis of demand forecast
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2. How much value is generated from cost savings associated with the project? In order to answer this question‚ we need to pay attention that all the revenue we used should be the number before tax‚ then Cost Baseline-Cost Upside=Net Income of Upside-Net Income of Baseline+ Revenue of Baseline-Revenue of Upside=693492‚ which is the value gathered from cost savings in five years. 3. How much value lies in improved revenues? As shown in the Excel above‚ the improved revenue accumulated in five
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1. Describe in words how costs are assigned in the Wilkerson’s current costing system. Discuss the pros and cons of this system. Wilkerson uses a simple traditional cost accounting system in which each unit of product is charged for direct material‚ direct labor and overhead costs. Material cost is based on the prices paid for component under annual purchasing agreements. Labor cost is charged to products based on the standard run times for each product. Labor rates‚ including fringe benefits
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