Week 2 ------------------------------------------------- HIA The title of the article poses a question on whether foreign investments can increase productivity of the local (national) firms. The answer could be in the positive when we realize that the international Inward Foreign Direct Investment (IFDI) has risen from 5% in 1979 to 16% in 1999. To prove this statement‚ Lipsey‚ Blomstrom and Romestetter (1998) affirm that “foreign affiliate’s share of world production is now 15% in manufacturing
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Spanish speaking family. There could be some consumers who may feel as though the advertisements should not be directed to only Spanish speaking consumers. An example of this outcry is Earl Stewart a car dealer in Miami‚ Florida who speaks Spanish in his commercials with English subtitles. The English subtitles provide the translation‚ stating‚ “I’m Earl Stewart. I’m sorry I don’t speak Spanish‚ that is the reason I can’t answer the red phone in your language. But many members of our team in all departments
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past few years‚ Zappos has become a company to fear for competitors not only for it’s customer satisfaction but also employee gratification. Unlike any other company‚ Zappos prides itself on their unordinary training process. Anytime during that 5 week training course an employee can decide that the company is not a good fit and is offered $2‚000 for their decision. This reward of $2000 is already enough motivation‚ at least for me if not everyone‚ to apply in the first place. Motivate is the drive
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Riordan Manufacturing HR System Update The implementation phase of the Riordan system update will be more expensive and time-consuming because of having so many employees involved in the project and there is still a lot of work to be done. Developers create the documentation and tools the customer uses to make informed decisions about how to deploy the software securely (Microsoft 2012). The code for the design specifications is involved in the implementation phase before any testing can take
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business expense‚ so he will be taxed on this amount. 1 Issue (c): What is your determination regarding reducing the taxable amount of income for both (a) and (b) above? In order for John to reduce the taxable amount of his income of $300‚000‚ he must maximize his deductions as business expenses. Business expenses are the cost of carrying on a trade or business. Expenses are usually deductible if the business is operated to make a profit. The tax code Section 162- Trade or business expenses
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at the end of this year (i.e.‚ D (1) = $1.50). The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 7% a year. The required rate of return on the stock‚ r(s)‚ is 15%. What is the value per share of Boehm’s stock? 1.50 / (0.15 – 0.07) = $18.75 7-4 Preferred Stock Valuation Nick’s Enchiladas Incorporated has preferred stock outstanding that pays a dividend of $5 at the end of each year. The preferred sells for $50 a share. What is the stock’s required rate of return? $5 / $50 = 10% 7-5 Non-constant
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Critical and Creative Thinking in Society Short Essay PHL/458 University of Phoenix Describe a situation of public interest in which critical and/or creative thought could have been used for a better outcome. Describe why it is important to think critically and creatively in similar situations. A good example of a situation which lacked critical thinking was the case against pro football player Ray Rice. Rice had a physical altercation with his fiancé that he immediately reported to the NFL. The
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MTT (Set 5 with answer) 1) The following is selected information from the records of Ray‚ Inc.: Purchases of raw materials $ 6‚000 Raw materials‚ beginning 500 Raw materials‚ ending 800 Work-in-process‚ beginning 0 Work-in-process‚ ending 0 Cost of goods sold 12‚000 Finished goods‚ beginning 1‚200 Finished goods‚ ending 1‚400 What is the total amount of conversion costs? a. $5‚500 b. $5‚900 c. $6‚100 d. $6‚500 ANSWER: Choice "d" is correct. Conversion costs (labor and overhead)
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Questions 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ and 4 on page 249. 1. What is the difference between supply chain management and demand management? Supply chain management is concerned with the design and management of value-added process that not only cut across organizational boundaries but must be tightly integrated to allow information and materials to flow and be deployed within and across them. Demand management refers to decisions that are taken to affect the quantities demanded of one or more product that are served
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2 1 3 4 2 5 6 3 7 8 4 9 10 5 11 12 6 13 1 7 Shelley saw a wounded dog He brought it home He loved .the dog 26 The dog too __________________ 27 ________________ to trace the owner 28 One day ‚ a lady ------------------------------ 29 The dog’s real name ______________ 30 2 The dog had to be given back‚ as 3 8 4 5 9 Savings10% Food 30% Rent 30% Entertainment 5% Education 20%
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