Determining g on an Incline Lab #1 Theory: During the early part of the seventeenth century‚ Galileo experimentally examined the concept of acceleration. One of his goals was to measure the acceleration due to gravity‚ or the acceleration of freely falling objects. Unfortunately‚ his timing devices were not precise enough to measure the free fall time directly. He decided to “dilute” gravity by using fluids‚ inclined planes‚ and pendulums. Galileo’s idea of diluting gravity using inclined planes
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HUMAN AND SOCIAL CAPITAL BY: JOSEPH KIOKO REG. NO: D80/61281/2011 DATE: 05/06/2013 LECTURER: PROF. P. O. K’OBONYO Introduction and Definitions: Human capital is defined by the OECD (1998‚ p9) as “the knowledge‚ skills and competences and other attributes embodied in individuals that are relevant to economic activity.” While Duration of schooling and levels of qualification are the standard measures used to measure human capital the OECD itself
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Chapter 5 Case -- Stem Corporation (A)* On December 31‚ 2006‚ before the yearly financial statements were prepared‚ the controller of the Stem Corporation reviewed certain transactions that affected accounts receivable and the allowance for doubtful accounts. The controller first examined the December 31‚ 2005‚ balance sheet (Exhibit 1). A subsequent review of the year’s transactions applicable to accounts receivable revealed the items listed below: 1. Sales on account during 2006 amounted to $9
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Ronald Coase noted‚“The cost of doing anything consists of the receipts that could have been obtained if that particular decision had not been taken.” For example‚ the opportunity set for this Friday night includes the movies‚ a concert‚ staying home and studying‚ staying home and watching television‚ inviting friends over‚ and so forth. The opportunity cost of taking job A included the forgone salary of $102‚000 plus the $5‚000 of intangibles from job B. Opportunity cost is the sacrifice of
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4 Discussion Question 1b Introduction Capital budgeting is one of the most crucial decisions the financial manager of any firm is faced with...Over the years the need for relevant information has inspired several studies that can assist firms to make better decisions. These models are assigned so that they make the best allocation of resources. Early research shows that methods such as payback model was more widely used which is basically just determining the length of time required for the firm
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3 Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis Learning Objectives 1. Explain the features of cost-volumeprofit (CVP) analysis 2. Determine the breakeven point and output level needed to achieve a target operating income 3. Understand how income taxes affect CVP analysis 4. Explain how managers use CVP analysis in decision making 5. Explain how sensitivity analysis helps managers cope with uncertainty 6. Use CVP analysis to plan variable and fixed costs 7. Apply CVP analysis to a company producing multiple
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ROLE OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF NIGERIAN CASE By Risikat Oladoyin S. Dauda‚ Ph.D Department of Economics University of Lagos Akoka‚ Lagos E-mail: rissydauda@yahoo.com rdauda@unilag.edu.ng ABSTRACT Although several theories of endogenous growth point towards a positive effect of human capital on growth‚ empirical evidence on this issue has been mixed. Despite various efforts of the successive Nigerian governments‚ virtually all indices of human
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According to Benjamin Franklin‚ ‘’ Leisure is the time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain‚ the lazy man never. ‘’ Scientists prove by given statistics that in America‚ people who do an activity‚ leisure and sports‚ everyday is 96.2%‚ and they spend an average of 5.18 hours per day. Leisure‚ or free time‚ is time spent away from obligations and work. Leisure‚ nowadays‚ becomes very actual and trendy‚ with gender equalities and with the modern world of today‚ it becomes
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customer needs and identify the reasons why a customer will use that product. These are known as the “qualifying and determining dimensions” of a product (Cannon‚ McCarthy‚ & Perreault‚ 2010). I will explain what qualifying and determining dimensions are and how efforts to segment the mass market based on a few demographic dimensions may be disappointing. A determining dimension is basically the product type. Customers seek to purchase a certain type of product based on features that suit
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Capital Budgeting Case Study QRB/501 February 23‚ 2014 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to analyze and interpret the answers of the Capital Budgeting Case. I will discuss my recommendation about which Corporation and investor should acquire based on the quantitative reasoning. I also will describe the relationship between the net present value and the internal rate of return for the two corporations that are analyzed. Capital Budgeting Case A company is planning in acquiring
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