Which of the following is the best reason to use an environmental scorecard? 1. 2. 3. 4. The scorecard promotes good corporate citizenship. FFL can compare its scorecard rating to its competitors. It is an effective measure in a bonus plan to increase net profit. It enables FFL to measure its efficiency in producing fertilizer. b. In order to make the financial statements of Genex Inc. more appealing to investors and to inflate the management bonus‚ a manager has engaged in earnings manipulation. As
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to answer the questions. Benetton 1. How do the formats of the income statements shown on pages 33 and 50 of Benetton’s annual report differ from one another (disregard everything beneath the line titled “income from operations”)? Which expenses shown on page 50 appear to have been reclassified as variable selling costs on page 33? Absorption is a method where all the costs of production are allocated to the produced units. This method is in contrast to variable (or marginal or direct)
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Types of cutting tools: Single-point cutting tools can be classified by their motion as linear or rotator‚ depending on whether they rotate while cutting. Linear cutting tools include tool bits (single-point cutting tools and broaches. Rotary cutting tools include drill bits‚ countersink and counter bores‚ taps and dies milling cutters and reamers. Other cutting tools‚ such as band saw blades and fly cutters‚ combine aspect of linear and rotary motion. Following are different types of cutting tools:
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“In Praise of Margins” -Argument In the essay “In Praise of Margins‚” Ian Frazier elaborates on the idea that margins are needed for the purpose of our own sanity. Frazier believes that “as the world gets more jammed up‚ we need margins . . . where you can try out odd ideas that you might be afraid to admit to with people looking on.” He believes that by engaging in marginal activities we can manage to avoid most of the stresses this “jammed up” world has to offer. As a child‚ Frazier’s marginal
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Bandywine Homecare‚ a not-for-profit business‚ had revenues of $12 million in 2007. Expenses other than depreciation totaled 75% percent of revenues‚ and depreciation expense was $1.5 million. All revenues were collected in cash during the year and all expenses other than depreciation were paid in cash. What were Brandywine’s 2007 net income‚ total profit margin‚ and cash flow? Net income = 12M * (1 - 75%) - 1.5M = $1.5 million Total profit margin = $1.5M/12M = 12.5% Cash
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Study Operational Definitions The following chapter is excerpted from Designing HIV/AIDS Intervention Studies: An Operations Research Handbook‚ Andrew Fisher and James Foreit‚ 2002‚ Washington‚ DC: Population Council. (More on OR Handbook) CHAPTER 6 OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS A fter formulating the study objectives and hypotheses and describing fully the study intervention‚ the next step in the research process is to define operationally the key variables and terms of the study. Operational definitions
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Cutting Edge-Landscaping Budget Proposal for 2013 BUSN-278 [Term] Professor Mike Rodriguez DeVry University Table of Contents Section Title Subsection Title Page Number 1.0 Executive Summary 2.0 Sales Forecast 2.1 Sales Forecast 2.2 Methods and Assumptions 3.0 Capital Expenditure Budget 4.0 Investment Analysis 4.1 Cash Flows 4.2 NPV Analysis 4.3 Rate of Return Calculations 4.4 Payback
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Cutting-edge Technology in The Food Service Industry Cutting-edge technology refers to technological devices‚ techniques or achievements that employ the most current and high-level IT developments; in other words‚ technology at the frontiers of knowledge (Techopedia). Leading and innovative IT industry organizations are often referred to as cutting edge. Cutting-edge technology is now being used to improve customer service in the food service industry (Armstrong & Kotler‚ 2008). Cutting-edge
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000($970‚000-$177‚000). The total implicit cost is $190‚000($175‚000+.15X$100‚000). The total economic costs is $983‚000($793‚000+$190‚000). b. The accounting profit in 2010 is $177‚000($970‚000-$793‚000) c. The economic profit in 2010 is $-13‚000($970‚000-$793‚000-$190‚000). d. The owner should not leave his job because the economic profit is negative‚ which means he will earn less if he does his own business. 2. a. The type of agency problem that is involved here is principal-agent problem. Marriott
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Oxy-fuel cutting Stolen from: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/castinghobby/files/Foundry%20Gases/Oxyfuel%20cutting.doc Oxyfuel cutting - process and fuel gases Mechanized oxyacetylene cutting system The oxy-fuel process is the most widely applied industrial thermal cutting process because it can cut thicknesses from 0.5mm to 2‚500mm‚ the equipment is low cost and can be used manually or mechanized There are several fuel gas and nozzle design options that can significantly enhance performance
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