Economics is the social science that analyzes the production‚ distribution‚ and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek οἰκονομία(oikonomia‚ "management of a household‚ administration") from οἶκος (oikos‚ "house") + νόμος (nomos‚ "custom" or "law")‚ hence "rules of the house(hold)". Current economic models emerged from the broader field of political economy in the late 19th century. A primary stimulus for the development of modern economics was the desire
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32. Comparison of Techniques for Hedging Receivables. a. Assume that Carbondale Co. expects to receive S$500‚000 in one year. The existing spot rate of the Singapore dollar is $.60. The one‑year forward rate of the Singapore dollar is $.62. Carbondale created a probability distribution for the future spot rate in one year as follows: Future Spot Rate Probability $.61 20% .63 50 .67 30 Assume that one‑year put options on Singapore dollars are available
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Strategic Initiative Learning Team B: University of Phoenix FIN/370 Stephen Beadnell August 26‚ 2013 PepsiCo has implemented a very sound strategic initiative plan‚ by doing so PepsiCo has been able to develop and expand its company even further and will continue to do through the following methods. To ensure a sound strategic plan PepsiCo has implemented a strategic initiative plan will include thorough planning based of factors such as the PepsiCo’s annual report. The initiative will carefully
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FIN 571 FINAL EXAM 1 http://www.finalexamguideline.com/FIN-571-FINAL-EXAM-1-19.htm 1) Occurs when a "follower" receives the benefit of an expenditure made by a "leader" by imitating the leader’s behavior. 2) Occurs when inaccurate information can falsely exist. 3) Refers to situations wherein the agent can take unseen actions for personal benefit even though such actions are costly to the principal. 4) The annual report refers to 5) Remaining maturity refers to: 6) Generally accepted accounting
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FIN 3332-XTID-T4-2013 Research Project 1. When I reviewed the capital structure charts for the four companies‚ Cheesecake Factory‚ Chipotle‚ Ruby Tuesday‚ and O’Charley’s‚ I noticed that Ruby Tuesday and O’Charley’s had more total debt than the other two and were consistent with each other in relationship to equity and liabilities. Both of these organizations capital structures also seem to fluctuate with increases and decreases in the same years. Chipotle and Cheesecake Factory both have
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Credit Policy Decisions Name FIN/200 Date Instructor Credit Policy Decisions Foundations of Financial Management‚ Alternative Financing Plans‚ problem 17 (Block‚ B.B.‚ Hirt‚ G.A.‚ & Danielsen‚ B.R.‚ 2009‚ pg. 220). Collins Office Supplies 17. Collins Office Supplies is considering a more liberal credit policy to increase sales‚ but expects that 9 percent of new accounts will be uncollectible. Collection costs are 5 percent of new sales‚ production and selling costs are 78 percent‚ and
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Illegal drugs‚ and their outcomes There are 2 types of drugs‚ medicine and the illegal ones.T he drugs we take to improve our health is good‚ but not too much. Thats why we have doctors to tell us how many we should take in a day.The illegal drugs‚ such as weed‚ pot and many more‚ are dangeruos to our health. In this Essay ‚ I will be talking about the risk factors of illegal or prohibited drugs.‚ also the effects of it. In our society today‚a lot of people around the world take these illegal
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Finance Final Study Guide FIN 331 – Moser – Study Guide for Exam 1 – Spring 2011 Important Concepts * Forms of Business Organization * Proprietorship- an unincorporated business owned by one individual * Partnership- legal arrangement between two or more people who decide to do business together * Advantages * Ease of formation * Subject to few regulations * No corporate income taxes * Disadvantages * Limited life
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about who is better: Apple or Samsung. They are both great brands‚ but I can say that many more people would rather have an Apple device over a Samsung especially when it comes to the phone they have. Now‚ I know some people would completely disagree with the points that I have‚ but this is what other people are saying and I would have to agree with a few of them because personally I prefer Apple over Samsung. I do know that there are those who would have Samsung over Apple or vice versa‚ but when
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This paper will illustrate the treatment outcome models of recidivism‚ relapse‚ and harm-reduction. Secondly‚ it will provide information on the similarities and differences of these three treatment outcome models‚ which will help define treatment success and failure in forensic setting for 28-year-old Sandra Lee. Thirdly‚ in this paper‚ challenges and advantages of these treatment outcomes will be explained. Fourthly‚ it focus on the article‚ “Guilt and shame as predictors of recidivism: A longitudinal
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