Barb: Jimmy Hoffa was born in 1913 in Indiana. His father died when he was seven‚ and he quit school in his early teams to work at a grocery store to help support his family (Jimmy Hoffa Biography). He actually organized a strike at that grocery store to get a better contract for the workers. “He used a newly arrived shipment of strawberries as a bargaining chip” (Jimmy Hoffa Biography). “The workers wouldn’t unload until they had a new deal” (Jimmy Hoffa Biography). He started his official
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RAMANUJAN He was born on 22na of December 1887 in a small village of Tanjore district‚ Madras. He failed in English in Intermediate‚ so his formal studies were stopped but his self-study of mathematics continued. He sent a set of 120 theorems to Professor Hardy of Cambridge. As a result he invited Ramanujan to England. Ramanujan showed that any big number can be written as sum of not more than four prime numbers. He showed that how to divide the number into two or more squares or cubes. when
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DBQ: ANCIENT GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS The Ancient Greek contribution ranged by the 1900-133 BC‚ however its influence on the Western Literate Society lasts to this day. As the Greeks expanded their empire‚ they spread their ideas to other countries‚ while also borrowing from other cultures. During this period of time‚ the Greeks made many significant and long-lasting contribution to our modern culture in Philosophy‚ Art‚ Democracy‚ Drama‚ Math‚ and Science. These givings of important ideas
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Steve Jobs’ personal contribution to the obsession with Apple products By ZHE JI Steve Jobs was a pioneer in our contemporary digital industry. He had great talent which had been shown during his high school period. His participating foundation of Apple Inc. was the origin of this digital legend‚ and his returning to Apple Inc. was also a turning point of Apple. Steve Jobs had a great significance to the Apple which not only reflected in the improvement competitiveness of Apple company‚ but also
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profitability. D. changes in product sales mix on a company ’s profitability. E. All of these. 2. The break-even point is that level of activity where: A. total revenue equals total cost. B. variable cost equals fixed cost. C. total contribution margin equals the sum of variable cost plus fixed cost. D. sales revenue equals total variable cost. E. profit is greater than zero. 3. The unit contribution margin is calculated as the difference between: A. selling price and fixed cost per unit. B. selling price
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1. Cost of goods manufactured will usually include: A. only direct labor and direct materials costs. B. some costs incurred during the prior period as well as costs incurred during the current period. C. only costs incurred during the current period. D. some period costs as well as some product costs. 2. During the month of August‚ direct labor cost totaled $13‚000 and direct labor cost was 20% of prime cost. If total manufacturing costs during August were $88‚000‚ the manufacturing overhead
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accurate product-cost information for making pricing decisions. 2. It helps managers to manage costs during value engineering by identifying the cost impact of eliminating‚ reducing‚ or changing various activities. 12-5 Two alternative starting points for long-run pricing decisions are 1. Market-based pricing‚ an important form of which is target pricing. The market-based approach asks‚ “Given what our customers want and how our competitors will react to what we do‚ what price should we charge
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BREAK-EVEN POINT A company’s break-even point is the amount of sales or revenues that it must generate in order to equal its expenses. In other words‚ it is the point at which the company neither makes a profit nor suffers a loss. Calculating the break-even point (through break-even analysis) can provide a simple‚ yet powerful quantitative tool for managers. In its simplest form‚ break-even analysis provides insight into whether or not revenue from a product or service has the ability to
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indispensible”(xiii) is reinforced by several Great men who have had many profound contributions to the United States and its Military. Three of whom prior to 1865 are George Washington‚ Winfield Scott‚ and Ulysses S. Grant. These great men have in their own times contributed a great deal of leadership and vision to the United States Military and Government. More recently than 1865‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower has risen to the level of contribution of the three great men before his time and may have even surpassed them
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5. Iacopi Corporation is a wholesaler that sells a single product. Management has provided the following cost data for two levels of monthly sales volume. The company sells the product for $172.50 per unit. The best estimate of the total contribution margin
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