DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MEMORANDUM TO: Raluca Chiorean FROM: Section AE2 DATE: June 30‚ 2012 SUBJECT: Samuel’s Electronics Analysis INTRODUCTION In this memorandum‚ I’ll discuss strengths and weaknesses of using FIFO versus LIFO as the cost flow assumption in the accountant’s process of inventory valuation for financial statement reporting to a company’s external stakeholders. FIFO AND LIFO ANALYSIS As shown in the exhibit‚ because the price of LG TV was decreasing
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Employee Empowerment for Sustainable Design Elli Verhulst Norwegian University of Science and Technology‚ Norway University of Antwerp‚ Belgium Casper Boks Norwegian University of Science and Technology‚ Norway In sustainable product development literature the main focus has traditionally been on developing tools and methods to integrate sustainability in company processes. Attention was given mostly to technical aspects of products and processes‚ while the role of the individual employee and how
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families‚ quick and nutritional meals have become typical‚ and adolescents are adopting these unhealthy eating habits. Consequently‚ these adolescents pose greater risk to all aspects of development‚ including cognitive development." Due to the demands of the rush-day-to-day living of individuals‚ it is now but natural for them to prefer foods offered by fast-food chains or favor instant meals than home-made foods because it takes lesser time to prepare instant meals. Nonetheless‚ they likely sacrifice
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Ethnography of a Meal-- Food‚ Identity and Time Is there a correlation between food categories and social categories? This essay seeks to critically evaluate Delaney’s (2010: 259) assertion that "food categories also correlate with social categories." In order to evaluate this claim‚ it is therefore necessary to explain what it means. In addition‚ the evaluation of this claim‚ in an anthropological context‚ needs be conducted through the research method of an ethnography of a meal. My argument
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Dr. Will Elechin’s book Happy without the Meal is books about our generation’s constant need to be connected to technology. In today’s society he notes‚ the standard of living for the average person in the United States is equal to the top five percent of the wealthiest people about lived only 80 years ago. Modern conveniences‚ while useful and beneficial to society‚ have become needs rather than luxuries‚ and when abused and overused‚ become addictions or what he refers to as “attachment.” Think
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HRTM 110-001 Develop an 8 course meal with the following considerations: Appetizer Soup Fish Entrée Salad Cheese Dessert Coffee Name each item: Course 1: Appetizer – Petite Parmesan Baskets: tiny lacy Parmesan baskets filled with goat cheese mousse. Course 2: Soup – Butternut Squash Soup: garnished with swirls of Creme Fraiche Course 3: Fish – Seafood Salad with a zesty Cocktail Sauce: served in a martini glass with a celery stick swizzle and rims of martini glasses
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2011 HOME DEPOT V. LOWES An industry of competition‚ and tight margins The Home Depot and Lowes Company are still at the tip of their game. Both of these companies stand now as the industry standard for the home improvement sector. Both companies have extremely strong financial positions and a long future in the home improvement industry. Competition is good for the retailer‚ but even better for the customer. Each company has its strengths and limitations. The Home Leader –vs- Improving
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photosynthesis. We‚ as humans‚ make a bigger deal out of it than most creatures on this planet. We have created places designated to buy food‚ places to go where people make food for you; we even have spaces in our houses dedicated entirely to the creation and consumption of food. There are even holidays completely dedicated to food‚ such as Thanksgiving or Ramadan. Sometimes there are even set rules as to when‚ where and how you can consume meals. It’s something that we are not able to live without
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Term . Question 1. Eating paint It has been estimated that lead poisoning resulting from an unnatural craving (pica) for substances such as paint may affect as many as a quarter of a million children each year‚ causing them severe‚ irreversible retardation. Explanations for why children voluntarily consume lead range from “improper parental supervision” to “a child’s need to mouth objects.” Some researchers‚ however‚ have been investigating whether the habit of eating such substances has a nutritional
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Benefits of Healthy Eating Healthy eating is the right choice for everyone’s body‚ how many of the people know are eating healthy these days? There are many benefits to the body when people eat healthy. The three benefits that point out are keeping a healthy weight‚ preventing health problems and acquiring more energy. Even though there are people who think there are no health risks when they avoid eating healthy‚ eating healthy helps them have a healthier body‚ and prevent diseases and other
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