Elina Osmolovskaya Group 302 “THE FUN THEY HAD” Analysis The text‚ or even better‚ the passage I am going to speak on is taken from the book written by I. Asimov “The fun they had”. The extract begins with introducing Margie to us‚ but does not imply introduction. In the passage‚ where the author describes finding of a real book he uses the pronoun ”HIS”. The author underlines it graphically‚ to show the vast gap in the epochs‚ habits‚ morality‚ way of life and model of life. To
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A Lifetime of Student Debt? Not Likely. Robin Wilson had quite a compelling article‚ showing the potential contrast with the debt vs. the quality of life and stability a degree can provide. Wilson overall points show that the American dream we are all striving for has changed. She is able to demonstrate this through the use of several anecdotes. Wilson interviews with various professionals to see how they use these degrees to better themselves. In doing so she highlights various pros and cons
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Structure and International Debt ( Questions 1. Objective. What‚ in simple wording‚ is the objective sought by finding an optimal capital structure? When taxes and bankruptcy costs are considered‚ a firm has an optimal financial structure determined by that particular mix of debt and equity that minimizes the firm’s cost of capital for a given level of business risk. If the business risk of new projects differs from the risk of existing projects‚ the optimal mix of debt and equity would change
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Background on Greece’s Debt Crisis “You cannot spend more than (what) you earn…you should not borrow more than (what) you can afford.” This‚ according to an editorial published by the Greek newspaper Kathimerini‚ may be the lesson Greeks are now learning the hard way.1 Unrestrained spending of successive Greek governments over a long period may have driven the country’s budget and current account deficits.2 Greece borrowed heavily from international capital markets to finance public sector jobs‚
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CONGOLEUM CORPORATION Summary Congoleum Corporation has three product market segments: home furnishings‚ shipbuilding and automotive and industrial distribution. In 1979‚ First Boston Corporation bid for an LBO of Congoleum for a price per share of $38. The purpose of this analysis is to assess Congoleum as a LBO candidate and determine whether the offer made by First Boston Corporation is fair. 1. Is Congoleum a good LBO candidate? In other words‚ does this company have a lot of debt capacity
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Debt Policy at UST Inc. 1. What are the primary business risks associated with UST Inc.? What are the attributes of UST Inc.? Evaluate from the viewpoint of a bondholder. (Your answer should be more qualitative than quantitative!) The following factors weave into the risks and attributes of the company from the creditors’ point of view: A. UST had seven pending health related lawsuits at the end of 1998. The outcomes of these suits are uncertain. Despite the major Medicaid state settlements
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Case 4: Progressive Corporation 1. How has Progressive’s strategy evolved over time? Is it sustainable? Answer: Progressive began in 1937 by Joseph Lewis and Jack Green‚ and over the years‚ it became the number three player in the US private passenger auto insurance industry through competitive pricing and by continuously improving our products and services. Progressive’s customer value proposition was “Fast‚ Fair Better”. The Progressive was constantly looking for ways to provide insurance to
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I - A. " Representational faithfulness is accomplished when transactions and events affecting the entity are presented in financial statements in a manner that is in agreement with the actual underlying transactions and events" (CICA‚ Financial statement Concepts 1000.21 (a)‚ 2003). It means that all of information in the financial statement such as numbers and descriptions must be factual. The independent auditors checked the computer ID tags on each piece of equipment to confirm the actual numbers
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In order to catch up with the fast growing progress of the developed countries’ economy‚ a lot of developing countries choose to use debt to accelerate the development of their economy. But who else can know this is a way that Western countries use debt to control the economy of the poor countries or developing countries.(Global) The debt crisis has spread across Africa in the last decade and the reasons that gave rise to excessive African indebtedness in the 1970s and early 1980s‚ and which caused
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The advantages and disadvantages of investment in gold: Like investment in any other precious metal‚ investment in gold also has many advantages as compare with other kind of investing such as bond and stock. • It may not be the most obvious choice for a new investor‚ but it always is the safest choice. When choosing an investment‚ there are many factors to consider and every investor has to make sure that the investment he chooses is suitable for his budget and also for his financial goal
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