Question 1 A patent entitles the inventor of a new product to prevent others from selling‚ manufacturing‚ making‚ marketing or importing the patented product for a limited period of time. This can provide the patent holder with a monopoly position in the market for that product‚ which allows them to charge a higher price and achieve their expected returns (both tangible and intangible). Pharmaceutical companies used this strategy to maintain their market competitiveness and guarantee the returns
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MIT ICAT Operating Costs and Productivity Measures Dr. Peter P. Belobaba 16.75J/1.234J Airline Management February 15‚ 2006 MIT ICAT DOT Form 41 • Form 41 contains traffic‚ financial‚ and operating cost data reported to the DOT by US Major airlines – Data is reported and published quarterly for most tables – Detail of reporting differs for different expense categories • Aircraft operating expenses by aircraft type and region of operation • Other expenses more difficult to allocate
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project will be evaluated usingNPV/IRR. Step 3: Prioritize Profitable Projects Based on the Firm-wide Project Once the profitable projects have been identified‚ the finance manager needs to prioritize these projects based on the firm-wide capital budget‚ requirements and strategy. Sometime a project may be profitable but can wait for some time compared to another project which is critical for the firm’s strategy. For example‚ while choosing between buying new machinery vs. replacing an existing technology
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Introduction Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is a proprietary hospital management company. The company has been following an acquisitive strategy by taking over hospital companies and not-for-profit hospitals. The firm is also considering expanding into new health service areas like home health care and outpatient surgery. The company is at a crossroads with regard to its financial goals; HCA currently faces the likelihood of adverse changes to the Medicare/Medicaid policy which could strain
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Description: ABSTRACT Our project Hospital Management system includes registration of patients‚ storing their details into the system‚ and also computerized billing in the pharmacy‚ and labs. Our software has the facility to give a unique id for every patient and stores the details of every patient and the staff automatically. It includes a search facility to know the current status of each room. User can search availability of a doctor and the details of a patient using the id. The HospitalManagement
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Types of Operating Systems Within the broad family of operating systems‚ there are generally four types‚ categorized based on the types of computers they control and the sort of applications they support. The categories are: * Real-time operating system (RTOS) - Real-time operating systems are used to control machinery‚ scientific instruments and industrial systems. An RTOS typically has very little user-interface capability‚ and no end-user utilities‚ since the system will be a "sealed box"
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Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Budget and Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the Capital City Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………3 Washington‚ D.C. – Overview………………………………………………...…4 CAFR Analysis….……………………………………………………………….6 Budget Analysis ……………….………………………………………………...9 Budget Analysis - ____ ………………………………………………………….8 Budget Analysis…………………………………………………………………...9 CAFR & Budget Comparison……………………………………………
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UNDERSTANDING THE REVENUE ALLOCATION FORMULA New Nigerian September 5‚ Daily Champion Sept.6‚ Daily Trust Sept.7‚ Leadership Sept. 7‚ Sunday Tribune Sept. 10‚ Daily Sun Sept 12‚ Vanguard Sept.15&10‚ Daily Independent October 4‚ 2006 It was my last official outing as Head of Public Relations at the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) when I joined other members of the Commission to the inauguration of a Special Committee on Revenue Allocation constituted by Federal
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Budget Deficits: Is the U.S going bankrupt? ECO203: Principles of Macroeconomics July 25‚ 2011 The role of government in the U.S economy extends far beyond its activities as a regulator of specific industries or gatekeeping. The government is also responsible for managing the overall pace of economic activity‚ with its objective of maintaining high levels of employment and controlling price stability (inflation). It has two main tools for achieving these goals: fiscal policies‚ which is
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Rainwater harvesting is the accumulation and deposition of rainwater for reuse before it reaches the aquifer. Uses include water for garden‚ water for livestock‚ water for irrigation‚ and indoor heating for houses etc.. In many places the water collected is just redirected to a deep pit with percolation. The harvested water can be used as drinking water as well as for storage and other purpose like irrigation. Contents • Advantages • Quality • System setup • Vendors • Rain water harvesting
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