to represent calculations. The Chinese system is also a base-10 system‚ but it has important differences in the way that the numbers are represented. The rod numbers were developed from counting boards‚ which came into use in the fourth century BC. A counting board had squares with rows and columns. Numbers were represented by little rods made from bamboo or ivory. A number was formed in a row with the units in the right-hand column‚ the tens in the next column‚ the hundreds in the next‚ and so on
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------------------------------------------------- Prime number A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. A natural number greater than 1 that is not a prime number is called a composite number. For example 5 is prime‚ as only 1 and 5 divide it‚ whereas 6 is composite‚ since it has the divisors 2 and 3 in addition to 1 and 6. The fundamental theorem of arithmetic establishes the central role of primes in number theory: any integer greater than
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Controversy on Minimum Wage A minimum wage is an hourly wage rate that is set by law. The minimum wage was introduced during Roosevelt’s presidency in 1938. This was the time of The Great Depression where unemployment was at 19%. Today it is around 9%. As early as 2010 the minimum wage in the United States was $7.25 per hour. Now‚ only 3 years later‚ it is up to $7.85. Some feel as if minimum wage should be raised to decrease the amount of poverty in America whereas in reality‚ a higher minimum wage would
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Mosqueda ACC 310: Cost Accounting Activity-Based Costing Instructor Bradley Johnson December 17‚ 2012 Activity-Based Costing In business‚ there are two separate costing methods that a firm can use. One of those methods is called traditional costing system and the other is activity-based costing. Activity-based costing (ABC) is a costing method that focuses on identifying activities which allocates the costs of each activity a firm uses. From our text‚ it identifies Activity-based Costing as “a two-stage
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Minimum wage has helped shape our economy and nation as it is today. In the United States‚ we have two different types of minimum wage‚ federal and state. But what is minimum wage? “Minimum wage is the lowest hourly rate at which most employers may legally pay their workers” (“Federal Minimum Wage”). The federal minimum wage is the government’s minimum wage‚ but each state also has their own minimum wage. “The first federal minimum wage was legislated to boost wages to ease the hardship of workers
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Hayley Wicks ACCT 540 Week 4: Course Project (Case 1) Typically‚ hedging strategies are implemented as a means of protection. The dictionary tells us that hedging strategies involve making counterbalancing investments in order to avoid a loss. With regards to the futures market‚ hedging strategies involve a position in the market that is the opposite of an entity’s current position. Any gain or loss in the cash market is usually followed by a counterbalanced effect in the futures market since the
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2013 Antonio‚ Mark Earl Angelo P. ACT162 – B74 3/3/2013 2013 Antonio‚ Mark Earl Angelo P. ACT162 – B74 3/3/2013 Critique Paper #03: Completing the Audit and Post-Audit Responsibilities Critique Paper #03: Completing the Audit and Post-Audit Responsibilities Summary The first article of Moez Bennouri‚ entitled “Does Auditors’ Reputation ‘Discourage’ Related Party Transactions? The French Case” studies the relationship between the frequency of RPTs and the external auditors’ reputation
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using this exercise as a pre- workshop self-inquiry activity. I have also used it as a homework assignment. Its strength lies in the fact that it paints a picture of actual behavior and then helps the leader see how he or she can redistribute behavior. Activity Description: * Have the participants think about what they actually do on a daily basis. Then ask them to draw generalizations about how they spend their leadership time. Each participant completes the Leadership Behavior Chart below
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Raising the Minimum Driving Age “In 2008‚ 5‚864 drivers ages 15-20 were involved in fatal crashes.” Remarkably‚ this is a 27% decrease from 1998. The minimum driving age should rise because there will be fewer crashes among the 15-20 year old age group‚ at about this age‚ they are dealing with sleep deprivation which impacts their driving‚ additionally they tend to make simple mistakes that result in crashes. This matters because young lives are still being lost to inexperienced
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on page 41 1. How do information systems projects get started in organizations? Information systems projects get started in organizations when there is a problem or the company has a new goal like we read in Petrie’s case. In the case we read in our text the organization has a new goal to not only survive but also prosper beyond that. They want to implement a new customer service approach and therefore need to start the information systems project‚ which will track customer information and
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