are prime examples of the implementation of gas laws. The physics are based on the simple principle that warm air rises in cooler air. Hot air has less mass per unit of volume. The relevant gas law in use is Charless Law‚ which is V1/T1=V2/T2. The law states that raising the temperature (T1) will also increase the volume (V2)‚ in order to keep the equation true. Generally‚ air is heated through the use of propane burners. When ignited‚ the volume of the gas increases but the balloon cannot expand much
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Barbie’s Success Story Submitted By Kishor Chandra 92062 WMG 18 1 Question 1. Analyst observed that the Barbie‚ the main icon of American culture‚ reflected changes in American society. Analyze the changes in Barbie’s image over the years. Answer. Barbie was considered an icon of American culture across the world and a representation of the richness and luxurious lifestyle of the Americans. She was also regarded as a role model who inspired young girls to become independent and self independent
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Royal Dutch Shell- (RDS) Answer Guidelines: Q1. Discuss Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and how they impact Royal Dutch Shell in doing business abroad. Define culture: “culture is shared‚ learned values‚ norms of behaviour‚ means of communication and other outward expressions which distinguish one group of people from another”‚ or the collective programming of the human mind Main two theorists in Culture- Hofstede as the main and Trompenaars relational dimensions Dimensions are: Power distance
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Wal-Mart 1. What is the ethical dilemma facing Wal-Mart in this case ? Do Wal-Mart’s associates also face an ethical dilemma? If so‚ what is it ? Wal-Mart is facing an ethical problem by implementing computerized scheduling system. Indeed‚ before the store managers had to arranged manually the schedule for the employees but Wal-mart begun to use Kronos system to create work schedule. Obviously‚ this implementation helps to increase the profit margin of the company. But what are the consequences
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seems as though neither ReadyPro or Bengali Gas Pipeline Company held up their end of the bargain by issuing timely paychecks to Janice. Neither company took the necessary measures to keep Janice happy‚ even though her requests were completely justified. Bengali Gas Pipeline company also reduced the amount of reimbursements Janice was contracted to receive‚ even though they said they were unwilling to make any changes to the existing contract. Bengali Gas Pipeline Company violated their own contract
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embargo was skyrocketing energy prices as a result of limited supply and heavy demand. Rationing went into effect‚ with supplies of petroleum products being carefully doled out with ration cards and flag systems‚ in which people could take turns buying gas and other fuels on the basis of license plate numbers. At the same time‚ the stock market contracted radically‚ an event that foreshadowed future stock market instabilities linked to the price of oil. The 1970s was also an era in which environmentalism
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expensed them all as R&D. Assume that 60% of the reported R&D could have been capitalized and spread out over the following two years. For example. The amount of R&D capitalized into 1995 would be evenly spread out among 1996 and 1997. If this were the case how much would net income have been in 1997 and 1998? What would be the percentage increase in net income from 1997 t0 1998? Compare that to the actual reporting change in net income from 1997 to 1998 Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 Revenue 6075 9050 11936
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2014 IDEO CASE STUDY 1) How would you characterize IDEO’s process‚ organization‚ culture and management? IDEO was a firm founded by David Kelley in 1991. The success that the company achieved was directly associated with the great creativity/innovative process that the company introduces. Starting to explain a little the phases of the process‚ IDEO’s product development process follows several phases‚ and each one‚ contains methods like Observation‚ Brainstorming‚ Prototyping and Implementation
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( Answers to Mini-Case Questions BioCom Inc. This mini-case provides a review of the methodology and rationale associated with the various capital budgeting evaluation methods such as payback period‚ discounted payback period‚ NPV‚ IRR‚ MIRR‚ and PI. 1. Compute the payback period for each project. |Time of Cash Flow |Nano Test Tubes |Microsurgery Kit | |Investment |−$11‚000.00 |−$11‚000.00
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1. See Appendix A 2. Liquidity ratio. The firm’s liquidity shows a downward trend through time. The current ratio is decreasing because the growth in current liabilities outpaces the growth of current assets. The quick ratio is also declining but not as fast as the current ratio. From 1991 to 1992‚ it only decreased 0.35 units while the current ratio decreased 0.93 units. Looking at the common size balance sheet‚ we also see that the percentage of inventory is growing from 33% to 48% indicating
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