Capital Structure Decisions: Which Factors Are Reliably Important? Murray Z. Frank and Vidhan K. Goyal∗ This paper examines the relative importance of many factors in the capital structure decisions of publicly traded American firms from 1950 to 2003. The most reliable factors for explaining market leverage are: median industry leverage (+ effect on leverage)‚ market-to-book assets ratio (−)‚ tangibility (+)‚ profits (−)‚ log of assets (+)‚ and expected inflation (+). In addition‚ we find
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Q. Critically analysis last year budget and suggest how you can improve it? NOTE: You can select Industrial & Agricultural Sector Your Suggestion for improvement is Obvious Two Page Assignment ------------------------------------------------- Submission Date: 27-11-2012 Pakistan’s Budget 2012-2013 Salient points of Pakistan Budget 2012-2013 » * Budget session begins under the chair of Dr Fehmida Mirza * Newly elected member Israr Tareen took oath * Finance Minister Hafeez
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Are We Really Superior? For centuries humans have being considered as the superior specie‚ due to evolution humans are supposed to be the smarter‚ better and superior kind‚ but are we really the superior specie. We are destroying the habitats of the “inferior” specie; we are not only leaving them without homes but worse of all. We are using for ENTERTAINTMENT. We are making them do tricks for us‚ we are using them to get money; we are holding them captive; in places like zoos‚ circuses and aquariums
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For a health system to function effectively and efficiently‚ several basic questions must be addressed. These questions help to ensure the system can meet the needs of the population it serves and provide high-quality care to those who need it. Some of the key questions that every health system must address include: 1. What is the goal of the health system? One of the most important questions that a health system must address is what its overall goal is. Is the goal of providing affordable care to
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Men are Superior to Women Men on Top 1 When I say I am researching how culture exploits men‚ the first reaction is usually “How can you say culture exploits men‚ when men are in charge of everything?” This is a fair objection and needs to be taken seriously. It invokes the feminist critique of society. This critique started when some women systematically looked up at the top of society and saw men everywhere: most world rulers‚ presidents‚ prime ministers‚ most members of Congress and parliaments
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Anterior Superior Iliac Spine‚ or‚ ASIS for short a) b) c) Figure 1. a)Anterior view of the torso with Anterior superior iliac spine of both sides circled in yellow‚ b) torso with location of both sides of ASIS relative to muscles above and tendons below‚ c) location of ASIS identified. a) b)
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Health Care Delivery System Kimberly Snook A health system‚ also sometimes referred to as health care system or healthcare system is the organization of people‚ institutions‚ and resources to deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations (wikipedia.org‚ 2013). The delivery system is made up of insurance companies‚ patients‚ physicians‚ hospitals‚ and other health providers. The main goal of the healthcare delivery system is to provide quality care but still lower costs
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6. Budget : A budget is a financial document used to project future income and expenses. The budgeting process may be carried out by individuals or by companies to estimate whether the person/company can continue to operate with its projected income and expenses. A budget may be prepared simply using paper and pencil‚ or on computer using a spreadsheet program like Excel‚ or with a financial application like Quicken or QuickBooks. The process for preparing a monthly budget includes: • Listing
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The concept of health equity is the opportunity for a person “to attain his or her full health potential” whilst it allows for specific individuals to get the care they need in relation to who they are (Health Equity). The groups highlighted in the Priority Groups Summary Report Overview were viewed as not a melting pot of America‚ but an ethnocultural salad. These groups of individuals experience health care disparities because they health care systems are not recognizing the care they need has
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flexible budget? A flexible budget projects budget data for various levels of activity. The flexible budget is a series of static budgets at different levels of activity. The flexible budget recognizes that the budgetary process is more useful if it is adaptable to changed operation conditions. Flexible budgets can be prepared for each of the types of budgets include in the master budget‚ so depending on your particular business you will have different budgets in your flexible budget. • What
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