The Economic benefits of war outweigh the costs. Discuss. The last century witnessed a proliferation of warfare unparalleled in the history of mankind‚ that same century however witnessed also an unparalleled expansion of human economic activity. The two would appear to be linked; war is fundamentally an economic activity. Fighting a war forces an economy to equip large numbers of men with a wide variety of equipment‚ in addition to building warships‚ warplanes and tanks. This equipment has to be
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What is meant by the term scientific benefit? Scientific benefits are the benefits in terms of knowledge and understanding gained from scientific research which provides explanations of and explanations for complex phenomenon and behaviour. This can be applied to real life in the form of treatments or such‚ for example Robertson and Robertson’s study provided scientific benefit in that it was discovered how important a child’s attachment to their Mother is. Using psychological knowledge and research
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elasticity of Demand increases when * people become less price sensitive over time 4. The purpose of a market in a market system is to * bring buyers and sellers into contact 5. By specializing in the production of one good‚ a company is able to benefit from economies of scale which increases its revenue. Which of the following is an attribute of specialization? * Saving time by allowing a worker to focus on one task 6. The market system promotes progress by * providing incentive for technological
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Definition and explanation of mixed or semi variable cost: A mixed cost is one that contains both variable and fixed cost elements. Mixed cost is also known as semi variable cost. Examples of mixed costs include electricity and telephone bills. A portion of these expenses are usually consists line rent. Line rent normally is fixed for each month. Variable portion consists units consumed or calls made. The relationship between mixed cost and level of activity can be expressed by the following equation
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Cost Benefit Principle The cost benefit principle basically states that when taking an action it should only be done if the extra benefits are at least as great as the extra costs. All effects of this action must be taken into consideration in order to properly analyze this principle in everyday life. A good example where this analysis is very interesting‚ and has many pros and cons‚ is cigarettes. The overall economic costs of smoking cigarettes have become very widespread in society for
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CHAPTER 3 ACTIVITY COST BEHAVIOR LEARNING OBJECTIVES AFTER STUDYING THIS CHAPTER‚ YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO: 1. Define and describe fixed‚ variable‚ and mixed costs. 2. Explain the use of the resources and activities and their relationship to cost behavior. 3. Separate mixed costs into their fixed and variable components using the high-low method‚ the scatterplot method‚ and the method of least squares. 4. Evaluate the reliability of the cost formula. 5. Explain how multiple regression
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Running Head: ECONOMIC POSITION Coca Cola Economic Position Paper ECO 365 Coca Cola is the world’s leading manufacturer and distributor in the beverage industry.The economic position of Coca-Cola is determined through careful analysis of the organizations history‚ market conditions‚ market trends‚ and finally the recommendations needed for the future of the organization in their economic position. Overview of the company will consist of the history‚ industry market‚ the role of government
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Cost/Benefit Analysis After researching several different ASRS vendors such as Some benefits to adopting a new ASRS technology system by Remstar includes a wide range of ASRS models to choose from‚ maximizing of storage space (approximately 75% storage space will be saved due to the design of the Carousel system design and various models such as the Vertical model which uses space all the way up to the ceiling instead of requiring a large area like many other ASRS systems and has more than 7000
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Promotion Coca cola follows a 5 lesson guide in marketing their products‚ these steps are: 1. Create Liquid content by creating liquid content is to ‘create’ ideas so ingenious that it attracts people and how it does will just flow as like a liquid‚ thus named ‘liquid content’. eg: this content must be able to beg people to want to share it with others‚ making viral on the internet such as on social media platforms‚ etc. it can be anything from an image to a video even an article of the
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5 Things You Should Know About Getting Replacement Windows Windows are a critical component of the structure of your home. When you need replacement windows‚ you may not take the time to consider what windows are right for your home. However‚ your replacement windows should work hard for you. The following are five things you should consider when getting replacement windows. Consider How Much Energy You Can Conserve More and more‚ window manufacturers are creating windows that can help you decrease
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