Turkesa Bullock BUS 5431 Managerial Accounting January 31‚ 2013 Salem Telephone Company Harvard Case Study Recommendation: The two suggestions by Flores: 1. Use pricing strategy to increase commercial revenue hours * This method will not add extra costs. However‚ according to our estimation above‚ changing price to either $1000 (97 hours) or $600 (180 hours) cannot prevent a net loss. 2. Increase sales promotion cost to win more business but the price unchanged *
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was an extraordinary American author. He was born on July Fourth‚ 1804‚ in Salem Massachusetts. Salem had a lot of influence on his writing because of his ancestors involvement in the Salem witch trials. His guilt from his ancestors involvement in the trials caused him to be a partial transcendentalist. Also‚his introduction in the Scarlet Letter‚ the Custom house‚ openly talks about his problems about the city of Salem to a point where it upset some of the residents. Nonetheless‚ he based several
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English 102 22 April 2013 Escaping Culture Escaping culture is a way to escape fears and reality. When running away from fears it only creates bigger fears. When trying to escape reality‚ it poses threats as becoming delusional to the real world. The characters in these works try to escape their cultures by running from their problems‚ family responsibilities‚ heritage‚ and habitat. In A Man Who Was Almost a Man‚ by Richard Wright‚ the young boy accidentally kills a mule and tries to run
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In Witches! The Absolutely True Tale of Disaster in Salem‚ Rosalyn Schanzer discusses the disastrous event which happened in Salem known as the Salem witch trials. Many afflicted girls blamed innocent townspeople‚ accusing them of being witches. Trials were held in a Salem court and many accused townspeople were later hanged in Salem. This catastrophe occurred in Salem for many reasons‚ including the concentrated population‚ the central location‚ and the belief system of those who lived there.
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Mass Hysteria during the 1690s and 1950s. As examples of mass hysteria‚ both the Salem Witch Trials and the Cold War caused turmoil during their respective time period. Although very different time periods‚ the 1690s Salem Witch Trials and the 1950s Cold War were both dramatic examples of mass hysteria (Campbell). The Salem Witch Trials were one of the nation’s most dramatic examples of hysteria as close to 20 people were killed because of pure hype and chaos in the region (Campbell). The cold war
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Salem telephone case 1. ”Revenue hours” represent the key activity that drives costs at Salem Data Service . Which expenses in Exhibit 2 are variable with respect to revenue hours? Which expenses are fixed with respect to revenue hours? A : Variable costs : The power‚ hourly personal. Fixed costs : The rent‚ custodial service‚ computer leases‚ maintenance‚ computer equipment‚ office equipment and fixtures‚ salaried staff‚ system development and maintenance‚ administration‚ sales promotion
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Salem Telephone Data Corp Executive Summary The analysis of the 2004 first quarter reports‚ which include the Summary of Computer Utilization and Summary Results of Operation‚ if is clear that the Data Services division needs to be scrutinized to understand why they continue to operate at a loss. The key areas that need to be addressed are: * Current utilization of computer usage hours * The consistent negative results of the operations * Determine if some of the fixed costs can be
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witch trials began. There are many conspiracies as to why the witch hysteria happened. Religious beliefs‚ social class tension‚ and bored girls are to be the cause of the witch hysteria in Salem. One conspiracy for the cause of the witch trials in Salem is religious beliefs. Majority of the citizens in Salem were Puritans who practiced predestination‚ which means they followed God’s word and God’s actions. The Bible spoke of witches and the devil: therefore they believed in them. Before the trials
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Cultivation of Hysteria in The Salem Witch Trials and McCarthy Hearings Mass Hysteria played a role in both the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy hearings affecting the outcome of those who were accused. The dictionary defines Mass Hysteria as a condition affecting a group of persons‚ characterized by excitement or anxiety‚ irrational behavior or beliefs‚ or inexplicable symptoms of illness. In The Salem Witch Trials Abigail Williams proposed that Elizabeth Proctor is a witch and other girls follow
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Salem Telephone Case 1) Which expenses are variable and which are fixed with respect to revenue hours? Variable Fixed Power Rent Hourly personnel Custodial Services Sales promotion Computer leases Corporate services Maintenance Depreciation expenses - computer and office Salaried employees Systems development Sales 2) For each expense that is variable‚ calculate the cost per revenue hour. Power Personnel Sales Promotion Corporate Services January
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