* Inferior Good: A buyer with a great deal of income‚ such as the truly wealthy‚ might view cable television as an inferior good. An increase in income probably induces a decline in cable television services‚ as the buyer opts for live entertainment‚ satellite television‚ and other more expensive‚ but more preferred alternatives. * Normal Good: A buyer lower down the income spectrum probably views cable television as a normal good. An increase in income likely triggers a proportional increase
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Introduction to Managerial Accounting For this case assignment I am to explain the responsibilities of the management accountant for security and financial integrity in an organization. I will also explain the relationship between management accountants and financial accounts and if I foresee an expanding role for management accounting in organizations. Management accountants work within a specific company. They perform many different tasks to ensure their company’s financial security by handling
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This essay will describe the concept of managerial decision-making. It will look specifically at the ‘Rational Decision-Making Model’‚ exploring the shortcomings of this approach‚ and will suggest possible ways a manager could overcome these issues when striving to make a rational decision that will bring benefit to an organisation. Throughout this essay‚ empirical research and examples from academic literature will be presented to illustrate the discussion. Decision-making is arguably the single
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Managerial theories of the firm Managerial theories of the firm place emphasis on various incentive mechanisms in explaining the behaviour of managers and the implications of this conduct for their companies and the wider economy. According to traditional theories‚ the firm is controlled by its owners and thus wishes to maximise short run profits. The more contemporary managerial theories of the firm examine the possibility that the firm is controlled not by its owners‚ but by its managers‚ and
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1) Suppose that an independent laboratory has tested trash bags and has found that no 30-gallon bags that are currently on the market have a mean breaking strength of 50 pounds or more. On the basis of these results‚ the producer of the new‚ improved trash bag feels sure that its 30-gallon bag will be the strongest such bag on the market if the new trash bag’s mean breaking strength can be shown to be at least 50 pounds. The mean of the sample of 40 trash bag breaking strengths in Table 1.9 is x=50
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5-5 Production Report‚ No Beginning Inventory Wantler Company Mixing Department ------------------------------------------------- Production Report for 2001 Unit Information Units to account for: Units in beginning WIP 0 Units started 75‚000 Units to account for 75‚000 Units accounted for: Equivalent Units Physical Direct Conversion Flow Materials Costs Units completed 75‚000 75‚000 75‚000 Units in ending WIP 12‚000
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rading Summary These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions‚ and comments from your instructor‚ are in the "Details" section below. Date Taken: 7/20/2014 Time Spent: 1 h ‚ 53 min ‚ 10 secs Points Received: 85 / 90 (94.4%) Question Type: # Of Questions: # Correct: Multiple Choice 6 5 Essay 4 N/A Grade Details - All Questions Page: 1 2 Question 1. Question : (TCO F) Computing unit product costs involves averaging in: Job-Order Costing Process
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SUPPLY supply curve - in economics‚ graphic representation of the relationship between product priceand quantity of product that a seller is willing and able to supply. Product price is measured on the vertical axis of the graph and quantity of product supplied on the horizontal axis. In most cases‚ the supply curve is drawn as a slope rising upward from left to right‚ since product price and quantity supplied are directly related (i.e.‚ as the price of a commodity increases in the market‚ the
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BE12-1‚ BE12-4‚ BE12-5‚ BE12-6 Exercise: E12-5 BE 12-1 $450‚000 ÷ $50‚000 = 9 years BE 12-4 | | CashFlows | X | 9% DiscountFactor | = | PresentValue | | | | | | | | Present value of net annual cash flowsPresent value of salvage valueCapital investmentNet present value | | $34‚000 0 | XX | 5.53482 .50187 | == | ($188‚184)( 0)( 188‚184)( 200‚000)($ (11‚816) | The reduction in downtime would have to have a present value of at least $11‚816 in order for the project
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Name: Solution Mid-term Quiz #2 (15 marks) - ADMS 2510 F – School of Administrative Studies Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies‚ York University 90 minutes‚ 4 to 5:30 pm‚ October 28‚ 2012 Note‚ this is a closed book examination. Use only simple calculators; smart calculators‚ smart phones and cell phones cannot be used. There are three questions. Good luck. I-way Inc. has just organized a new division to manufacture and sell specially designed kitchen tables‚ using
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