had control over operations of their national carriers and bilateral agreements between states meant that full-fledged airlines could operate without facing any competition at all. With the reform in airline licensing and access to air routes highlighted in the report[1] of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) conference‚ new rules meant intra-Asian open skies and relaxation of ownership rules. This in turn led to the boom of low-cost carriers in the region. With the skies now clear of restrictions
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(intel and amd images)Intel vs. Amd The Central Processing Unit or Processor is the most important component of a computer. The two most common types of CPUs on the market today are manufacture by Intel and AMD. Intel is the largest global supplier of microprocessors for the x86 architecture and AMD is the second largest. AMD concentrates primarily on CPUs‚ chipsets‚ and other microprocessors‚ but Intel explores into many other markets including networking technologies‚ motherboards
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Annexation of Texas Manifest destiny: - It is the belief by democrats in us that they were destined to expand America. Democrats used it in the 1840s to justify the war with Mexico and it was also used to divide half of Oregon with Great Britain. Annexation of Texas: - The annexation of Texas and the Mexican cession are examples of the Manifest Destiny in action. In 1845‚ John L. O’Sullivan wrote an article about the annexation of Texas and first used the term‚ manifest
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the supreme court gathered to analyze a challenge about the University of Texas of Austin’s race-conscious admissions program. This case‚ known as Fisher II v. The University of Texas‚ was brought about when senior Abigail Fisher applied to the University of Texas and did not get in. She was not accepted in the top ten percent program as well( a program in Texas Law stating that top ten percent students from all schools in Texas get automatic admission into UT Austin)‚ and firmly believed that she had
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Adeola Adesokan (D03511372) Case Study 2 ( Spring field express) a). Variable cost per passenger=$70.00 Full fare per passenger=$160.00 Contribution margin = $ 160- $ 70 = $ 90 per passenger Contribution margin ratio = $ 90/$160 = 56.25% Break-even point in passengers = Fixed costs/Contribution Margin = $ 3‚150‚000/$ 90 per passenger = 35‚000 passengers Break-even point in dollars = Fixed Costs/Contribution Margin Ratio= $ 3‚150‚000/0.5625
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ASC 410 Summary ASC 410 is the accounting standard codification that represents asset retirement and environmental obligations. Under ASC 410‚ there are two main subtopics which are asset retirement obligations and environmental obligations. Asset retirement obligations are legal obligations that may exist in connection with an entity’s retirement of a tangible long-lived asset. These legal obligations may arise when the entity acquires‚ constructs‚ or develops a long-lived asset‚ or operates a
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Introduction The airline industry has been plagued by factors such as overcapacity‚ commoditization of offerings or competition‚ high level of rivalry‚ entry of low cost carriers. other factors include several macro-level socio economic troubles‚ SARS crisis‚ 9/11 attacks‚ bird flu‚ Asian Tsunami and other terrorism concerns‚ due to this there has been a big impact on airline profit. As market condition is continuously changing‚ it is difficult to predict the future of the airline industry. the
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Chapter 1 1. INTRODUCTION An artificial passenger (AP) is a device that would be used in a motor vehicle to make sure that the driver stays awake. IBM has developed a prototype that holds a conversation with a driver‚ telling jokes and asking questions intended to determine whether the driver can respond alertly enough. Assuming the IBM approach‚ an artificial passenger would use a microphone for the driver and a speech generator and the vehicle ’s audio speakers to converse with the driver
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Chapter 4 DC to AC Conversion (INVERTER) • General concept • Basic principles/concepts • Single-phase inverter – Square wave – Notching – PWM • Harmonics • Modulation • Three-phase inverter DC to AC Converter (Inverter) • DEFINITION: Converts DC to AC power by switching the DC input voltage (or current) in a pre-determined sequence so as to generate AC voltage (or current) output. • TYPICAL APPLICATIONS: – Un-interruptible power supply (UPS)‚ Industrial (induction motor) drives‚ Traction
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Problem 17-4A 1. Current ratio = 3.9 to 1 2. Acid-test ratio = 2.3 to 1 3. Days’ sales uncollected x 365 = 33.2 days 4. Inventory turnover = 7.2 times 5. Days’ sales in inventory x 365 = 49.6 days 6. Debt-to-equity ratio ($16‚500 + $2‚200 + $2‚300 + $62‚400) / ($90‚000 + $59‚800) = 0.56 to 1 7. Times interest earned $66‚950 / $3‚100 = 21.6 times 8. Profit margin ratio
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