pricing strategies. Another advantage of Amazon is that it manages and ships it’s own inventory and the inventory of other companies like Eddie Bauer and Target. These traits have given Amazon an economy of scale that surpass its competitors. Amazon can ship about 10 million products compared to the 500‚000 that Walmart ships. Amazon launch in July 1995 as an online vendor. Logistics‚ shipping and great supply chain management have combined to make Amazon a leading merchandiser of everything from
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Questions for Review – Week #2 1) What kinds of establishments may employ full-time students at 85 percent of the minimum wage? Retail and Service establishments and farms may employ full-time students at 85% of the minimum wage. 2) What are the types of exempt white –collar employees? Executives‚ administrators‚ professional employees‚ highly compensated employees‚ computer professionals‚ and outside salespersons can be exempt if they satisfy certain tests. 3) Under what conditions
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rainforests existence. It is currently reported that 500‚000 trees are cut down every hour‚ and the country is losing anywhere from 20‚000 to 100‚000 species a year. To many this is unacceptable and the amazon should be protected‚ others believe that operations should continue as is. In reality the Amazon Rainforest needs to be developed in a sustainable manner because the rainforest is home to many species and is detrimental to global health‚ Brazil
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E17.15 Spear Custom Furniture uses an activity-based cost accounting system to apply overhead to production. The company maintains four overhead cost pools. The four cost pools‚ and their budgeted amounts for the upcoming period‚ are as follows: Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40‚000 Materials handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20‚000 Set-ups
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2.1 It is important to take a balanced approach to risk management because its children’s natural inclination to take risks when they play‚ those responsible for children have to take a balanced‚ thoughtful approach to managing risk. This is particularly important for play because children today tend to have less freedom than in the past‚ and hence may have fewer opportunities for risk-taking as a normal part of their everyday lives‚ however as early years providers we must ensure that we take all
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February 28‚ 2013 Court Room Professional Standards District Attorney Michael Nifong acknowledged and offered a full and unqualified apology for his crusade to convict three innocent white Duke University students who belonged to the lacrosse team of raping a black woman in March 2006. Nifong acknowledged there had been “no credible evidence” of their guilt. In fact there had been exculpatory evidence that he had quashed. His apology was rendered to a judge who later sentenced him to one
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Question 1 What are the business benefits to Amazon and eBay of opening up some of their database to developers and entrepreneurs? Do you agree with this strategy? Why or why not? Amazon and eBay have opened the database doors to thousands of developers and entrepreneurs since 2002. They realized very quickly the benefits of this‚ which was once thought of as risky experiment. A database is a collection of information organized in such a way that a computer program can quickly select the desired
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Fin 350 Exam 2‚ Fall 2010 Name ___________________________ This has answers to the problems which I believe‚ but cannot guarantee‚ are correct. 1. Under certain conditions‚ a particular project may have more than one IRR. One condition under which this situation can occur is if‚ in addition to the initial investment at time = 0‚ a negative cash flow occurs at the end of the project’s life. a. True b. False 2. The modified IRR (MIRR) method has wide appeal to professors‚ but most business
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except: A.The law of sovereign foreign countries B.Foreign custom and religious law Correct C.Private contracts between parties in different states in the United States D.International treaties and conventions Answer Key: C Question 2 of 10 10.0 Points Political risk is not affected by a weak or volatile rule of law A.True Correct B.False Answer Key: B Question 3 of 10 10.0 Points Which of the following is not a required element for a valid contract in the United States
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logic‚ arguments are never described as Student Answer: true. valid. inductive. sound. Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter Three of An Introduction to Logic. Points Received: 0 of 1 Comments: Question 2. Question : Human reasoning tends to use a mixture of both Student Answer: oil and vinegar. induction and deduction. induction and reduction. reduction and deduction. Instructor Explanation: The answer can be found in Chapter Three of
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