items. Remember to use examples and be specific. 1. What factors caused many people to give up farming and move to the city? Fill in the boxes below to explain how each step led many farmers to leave their farms for a life in the city. (7 points) Cash Crops In the late 1800’s the majority of farmers grew enough food to support themselves‚ with a small percentage of product for sale to others‚ and the farmers were making profit. A much higher production drove down the price‚ which had the effect
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TEXT 1 CASH CROP In agriculture‚ a cash crop is a crop which is grown for profit. The term is used to differentiate from subsistence crops‚ which are those fed to the producer’s own livestock or grown as food for the producer’s family. In earlier times cash crops were usually only a small (but vital) part of a farm’s total yield‚ while today‚ especially in the developed countries‚ almost all crops are mainly grown for cash. In non-developed nations‚ cash crops are usually crops which attract
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The government implements programs to assist individuals in living a better life. In 2009 a program called Cash for Clunkers or CARS (Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act) was created to help get old makes and modeled automobiles off of the road (U.S. Department of Transportation Press Release). This program allowed individuals to voluntarily trade in and purchase vehicles under this act. This program helps consumers pay for a new‚ more fuel efficient car or truck from participating dealers
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Profitability Ratios: How Profitable is the Company? Net sales/Net profit after taxes The information necessary to determine a company’s profit as a percentage of sales can be found in the company’s income statement. 1. Magnetronics’ profit as a percentage of sales for 1999 was $1‚307 divided by $48‚769‚ or 2.68%. 2. This represented a decrease from 3.6% in 1995. 3. The deterioration in profitability resulted from a decrease in cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales‚
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CASE WRITE-UP FORMAT 1. Executive summary in memo format MEMORANDUM TO: (The Instructor) FROM: (The student) DATE: (Due Date) RE: (Case Name) Paragraph 1 – Overview‚ background of the company and industry Paragraph 2 – Overview of internal analysis (should be the same as opening paragraph of internal section. Start with the IFEM score and interpretation and include all major factors and any minor ones of particular significance) Summary-no explanations Paragraph 3 – Overview
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Shirley Geok-Lin Lim‚ main character of the story “Two Lives”‚ the writer stated that Shirley’s own feeling to become a new immigrant and her new life in the United States. She felt herself like a resident alien. It was a hard time to be the new immigrant for Shirley because she did not know anybody and no one would be noted even she died. As we know‚ new immigrants mean those people who immigrate from their native country to another country. So what do the citizens will think about the immigrants
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acquirer. Air Thread Connections (ATC) is one of the options available to be acquired because of ATC owns greater technical resources in wireless service‚ and it is one of the largest regional wireless companies in the US. This report will analyse the initial valuation of ATC based on discounted cash flow analysis as well as market multiples approach‚ based on the analyse‚ it will decide whether the acquisition should be made or not. Body The valuation of Air Thread Connections can be divided into
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A male Emperor penguin struggles to keep his egg warm as the harsh‚ icy‚ wind blows around him on the vast icy tundra. A group of penguins huddled at his back are struggling to do the same as they wait for their female mates to return from a two month hunting trip. The scene then switches to a news reporter speaking on the issue of North Korea and the recent threats to attack the U.S. with nuclear-tipped missiles. If not through television‚ how else would a regular person witness the majesty of the
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SWOT Whereas the STEEP model looks at the industry as a whole‚ SWOT concentrates on your particular business. The acronym stands for Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats. Generally speaking‚ the first two are internal factors‚ and the last two external ones; those on the right of the template are positive factors‚ those on the left‚ negative. As above‚ the following diagram suggests some of the issues that may be significant‚ but as this is a personal analysis‚ only you will be
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4263 REV: APRIL 27‚ 2012 ERIK STAFFORD JOEL L. HEILPRIN Valuation of AirThread Connections In early December 2007‚ Robert Zimmerman‚ senior vice president of business development for American Cable Communications (ACC)‚ was in his office sifting through a number of investment banking proposals related to potential acquisition targets when he paused to consider the recent presentation made by Rubinstein & Ross (R&R). Rubinstein & Ross was a boutique investment bank with a strong reputation
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