CHAPTER 1 QUESTION: IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN TEN (10) MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES AFFECTING A NAMED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. HOW CAN THESE BE REGULATED? INTRODUCTION In today’s world‚ no business operates in isolation without interacting with the environment where it operates. Irrespective of the nature of business whether public or private organization; manufacturing; service industry; local or international firm‚ its operations are inhibited by the environment in which it operates. During 2003-2007
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There are four variables proposed for this study: one dependent variable and four independent variables. The independent variable is the STSS score. The four dependent variables are gender‚ age range‚ years of experience‚ and facility location. Data for all variables were already collected. STSS score. The STSS score is the independent variable for this study. STTS scores are based on the self-reported instrument’s results ranging from 17 to 85 (Bride et al.‚ 2004). Gender. Gender is a dependent
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Within the languages of the world lie an abundance of linguistic tools to express meaning and ideas. This inherent variability in is a fundamental and defining characteristic of language. Individually‚ each language possesses a spectrum of various registers which branch from the substrate and each are assigned distinctive linguistic features and guidelines. The processes by which formal and dialectical languages are produced and applied are defined by many varying conditions. As speakers‚ we call
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The relationship between macroeconomic variables and stock market indices 1.1 Introduction and Background The financial system is considered to be the key to economic growth. A well developed and sound financial system promotes investment by the identification and financing of profitable business opportunities‚ through the mobilization of savings‚ the efficient allocation of resources‚ by helping to diversify risks and by facilitating the exchange of goods and services. (Mishkin‚ 2001). As such
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Fixed Costs‚ Variable costs‚ and Break Even Point Elizabeth Gaud HSM /260 August 21‚ 2011 Stephanie Koontz Fixed Costs‚ Variable costs‚ and Break Even Point Exercise 10.1 Recompute fixed costs‚ variable costs‚ and the BEP. What are the variable costs? What are the fixed costs? How many meals will the WHDM program need to provide during the fiscal year to reach the BEP? How much profit will the program earn if it completes its 45‚000-meal contract with the City of Westchester? Answer:
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Examine what charismatic leadership is‚ and what transactional leadership is. Discuss what different types of motivation techniques would be adopted by these two types of leader in a large organization. Charismatic leadership means a certain quality of an individual personality by virtue of which he or she is set apart from ordinary people and treated as endowed with supernatural‚ superhuman‚ or at least specifically exceptional powers or qualities. A devotion to the specific and exceptional
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| Total Marks: ______ / 100 marks = ________ % Grade: Question I: Identification: Fill in the blanks the correct answer. You are having a dress shop‚ indicate the proper classification of cost behavior whether it is VARIABLE or FIXED for each of the following items below: |Cost Element |Cost Behavior | |Material used to make shirts
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following for the variable(s) of your choice: 1. Frequency distribution of a variable and bar graph of the same variable 2. Descriptive statistics of a continuous dataset: mean‚ median‚ mode‚ skewness‚ kurtosis‚ standard deviation 3. Cross tabulation of two variables 4. Comparison of the effect of three or more groups (single variable) on a single continuous variable 5. Scatterplot of two continuous variables 6. Correlation between the two continuous variables ______________
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taken into account and a variable from the macro-environment that has influenced the Wakaberry business is the Healthier Lifestyle variable. People today are more health conscious than ever. This has influenced Wakaberry to create yoghurt that is 98% fat free. The impact of this variable is shown from this excerpt in the case study: “Wakaberry offers 100% REAL frozen yogurt‚ which is 98% fat free; perfect for health-conscious consumers.” 1.1) b) Another macro-environment variable that has influenced
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net income (net profit). 4 Variable Costs Fixed Costs Mixed Costs Cost Estimation Methods Cost Estimation Methods are frequently required to separate the fixed and variable components of a total cost pool. Methods include: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Account Analysis Scattergraph High-Low Method Regression Relevant Range Scattergraph High-Low Method Example: Let total costs at 500 units of output be $150‚000 and at 3‚000 units of output be $400‚000. Calculate variable and fixed costs‚ respectively
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