1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. In 1984‚ the Corporation has computed depreciation expense on plants‚ machinery and equipment using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes. Prior to 1984‚ the Corporation used principally accelerated methods for its U.S. operating plants. 2. What is the effect of the depreciation accounting method change on the reported income in 1984? How will this change
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InterActiveCorp Based on the article about InterActiveCorp‚ the corporate level strategy is gaining acquisitions in travel‚ finance‚ and classified ads. This sounds like a horizontal merger and acquisition strategy because of the range of services that IAC has been acquiring. Their focus seems to be mostly travel and entertainment companies. These include companies like Match.com‚ Expedia‚ and Hotels.com. As for the restructuring strategies for IAC‚ Barry Diller is trying to focus on businesses
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1. What was Harry Wiley’s message? Did he relate it properly? How would you have received it? Harry’s message to Terry was that he has to make more of a concerted effort to get to know his customers‚ particularly Blandings Consolidated‚ a customer accounting for 30 percent of the territory’s business. There is a longstanding relationship between the two organizations and Harry wants to nurture and further develop that relationship. The pertinent questions posed by Harry while having cocktails and
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McDonald’s Corporation 1.0 Introduction of the company McDonald’s is the world’s largest chain of fast food restaurants‚ serving 69 million customers daily. Since its founding in 1948‚ McDonald’s has grown from a family burger stand to a global fast-food behemoth operating more than 34‚000 local restaurants in 119 countries. 80% of the restaurants are owned and run by independent local men and women as the result of franchising. McDonald’s is known as a sign of globalization‚ as it operates all
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MATERIAL ENGINEERING – Assignment Question : PART A : You as the mechanical engineer need to produce a connecting rod in the engine. Based on your knowledge of selection process and‚ list all the important factors using a flow chart. Materials Selection and Design is a comprehensive reference on the basic concepts‚ methodologies‚ and information sources dealing with materials selection and its integration with engineering design processes. It makes the connection between design and materials
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Clearwater Technologies Amanda Moore Problem Clearwater Technologies’ problem is that end-user pricing for a capacity upgrade to the QTX server needed to be agreed upon in the upcoming meeting. Finance wants to increase revenue‚ sales wants to keep prices fair and management wants prices to stay within the margin model. Mark Jefferies‚ Vice President of Marketing‚ is presiding over the meeting of Hillary Hanson‚ Brian James‚ and Rob Erickson. After listening to the suggestions of the
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Hounsfeild Tensometer Torsion Tensile Tester Vickers Hardness Tester. Summery introduction This project will go into depth of the usage of material selection. After being paired with a fellow student we were given the task of testing 0.1% Carbon Steel‚ 0.4% heat treated steel along with a unknown specimen. To test these materials I will be using 4 types of methods Visual Inspection Hounsfeild Tensometer Torsion Tensile Tester Vickers Hardness Tester. Visual test While
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1. Did you know that Xamarin is known to roll out the best cross-platform mobile apps imaginable? Xamarin app development presents a world class environment for developers. Xamarin technology allows complete API coverage‚ application logic and shared codebase. Needless to say‚ it saves ample time and resources. 2. Do you run a one-man band or are you simply a giant fish in the ocean full of competitors? If you’re setting up shop very soon or have been around for a long time‚ opt for the promising
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SMART MATERIALS 1. Introduction The primary characteristic of a ‘‘smart material’’ is that it has the ability to respond to external stimuli in a technically useful and technically controlled way. The words ‘‘technically useful’’ and ‘‘technically controlled’’ are emphasized since all materials respond to external stimuli of some sort or other (as a simple example‚ all materials respond to temperature by changing their volume)‚ however‚ to be considered a ‘‘smart material’’ the response must
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Social Enterprise Session 2 Grupo Elektra Materials Grupo Elektra (CASE) "Serving the World’s Poor‚ Profitably" (READING) Materials Ancora: A Private University in the Health Care of the Poor (CASE) Module: Social Enterprise Session 3 Ancora: A Private University in the Health Care of the Poor Session 4 Narayana Hrudayalaya Heart Hospital: Cardiac Care for the Poor Module: Social Enterprise Materials Narayana Hrudayalaya Heart Hospital (CASE) Gawande on Indian Public Health System* (http://content
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