Assignment 4: Southern Company Case Study XXX XXXXX Professor XXXX XXXXX HRM 532 – Talent Management May 27‚ 2012 Abstract Southern Company is an electric utility company headquartered in Atlanta‚ GA. The company owns electric utilities in Alabama‚ Florida‚ Georgia‚ and Mississippi and services roughly 4.4 million customers. Southern Company also provides fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for excellent customer service‚ high reliability
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Stephen a lawyer in St Kitts for 10 years Zachary Macaulay the under manager on a Jamaican estate for 4 years In Parliament‚ they complemented the Quakers who had don e so much to arouse public opinion in the same cause. Granville Sharp Concerned himself with the question of whether a person could be held in slavery in Britain. He questionned the legality of slavery. Read on the Somerset Case and Mansfield Judgement. (Caribbean Experience pg63‚Caribbean Story pg 145‚ Caribbean History for CSEC
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Week 4 Exercise 15-1. Items to Classify | Standard | Actual | Type of Variance | Labor cost | $10.00 per hr | $9.60 per hour | favorable | Labor usage | 61‚000 hrs | 61‚800 hrs | unfavorable | Fixed cost spending | $400‚000 | $390‚000 | favorable | Fixed cost per unit | $3.20 per unit | $3.16 per unit | favorable | Sales volume | 40‚000 units | 42‚000 | unfavorable | Sales price | $3.60 per unit | $3.63 per unit | unfavorable | Materials cost | $2.90 per pound | $3.00 per pound
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PV Technologies: Were they asleep at the switch? Submitted by: Group 4 Ankur Meena Yaman Rai Ajinkya Parab Abhinav Sehgal (068) (120) (122) (230) The Problem Solenergy was committed to cut costs PVT’s prices are significantly higher than competitors Solenergy’s evaluation of recent proposal had not been published yet; but if it were true‚ Morgan (chief engineer) would be difficult to convince Reasons for unfavorable evaluation of PV technologies by Greg Morgan Prices offered by
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value of an asset is not recoverable. Per the same standards‚ carrying value is not recoverable “if it exceeds the expected future cash flows to be derived from the asset on an undiscounted basis” (FASB‚ ASC 360-10). In the Property Solutions Inc. case‚ the carrying value of the building on 10/1/2017 was $1‚650‚000 and the expected future cash flows are $1‚214‚940. Per the definition of impairment loss stated above‚ the asset is impaired. In calculating the loss‚ we must compare the carrying value
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do not see finning sharks for soup as such a bad thing‚ (they kill people‚ you know?) sharks are still more beneficial to the marine environment than many think. Not only are shark populations drastically declining‚ the fins offer no taste to the soup- solely texture. Shark Fin Soup dates all the way back to the Sung Dynasty (968 AD) when an emperor invented the dish to express his power‚ wealth and generosity as he served it to his elite guests. Since‚ it is
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Week 4 Discussion Questions • What are main elements in calculating the cost of capital? How does an increase in debt affect it? How do you identify an organization’s optimal cost of capital? • The main elements in calculating the cost of capital are cost of debt‚ cost of equity‚ preferred stock and common stock. • An increase in debt indicates a higher risk which can increase the required rate of return which raises the cost of capital. Higher debt can also accrue additional costs. • By mixing
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Residual Dividends payout ratio? Net Income in 2012 = 16‚200‚000 Capital Budget = .65 x 12‚000‚000 = 7‚800‚000 Residual Dividend level = 16‚200‚000 – 7‚800‚000 = 8‚400‚000 Residual Dividends payout ratio = 8‚400‚000 / 16‚200‚000 = .52 = 52% 4. How much additional capital (Debt and/or Equity) will the company have to raise from outside sources in 2012 if it invests in this capital project‚ and follows a residual dividend policy? The company will have to raise at least $42‚000‚000 if it invests
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 Date of Admission: 6/22/2013 Admitting Physician: Leon Medina‚ MD‚ Internal Medicine Admitting Diagnoses: Stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. Chief Complaint: Swelling of lips causing difficulty swallowing. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This patient is a 57-year-old Cuban woman with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis. She has received methotrexate on a weekly basis as an outpatient
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Business Ethics and Enron Jaya Daniel Fin 486 Prof. Richard Monahan March 2‚ 2015 When one starts a company or organization‚ there are many aspects of that business that need to be sorted. One important aspect of any workplace is the environment and standard of work that needs to be established. This is important for employees to understand what is expected of them. It sets the tone of what behavior is acceptable and what will not be tolerated. It is up to management
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