B.C. Home » Agriculture » Apiculture Ministry of Agriculture What is Apiculture? Apiculture is the management and study of honeybees. Apiculture is derived from the honeybee’s Latin name Apis mellifera‚ meaning ‘honey gatherer’. Since bees do not collect honey but nectar from which honey is made‚ the scientific name should actually be Apis mellifica meaning ‘honey maker’. Although apiculture refers to the honeybee‚ the vital role all bees play in the pollination of crops and flowering plants
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Income Elasticity of Demand Income elasticity of demand may be defined as the ratio or proportionate change in the quantity demanded of a commodity to a given proportionate change in the income. In short‚ it indicates the extent to which demand changes with a variation in consumer’s income. Practical application of income elasticity of demand 1. Helps in determining the rate of growth of the firm. If the growth rate of the economy and income growth of the people is reasonably forecasted‚ in that
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Mrowicki 4-7-2014 Minimum Wage Income inequality in America has become a big issue‚ one that many of us hear every day; whether on the news or from our parents. But normally‚ we don’t hear the actual phrase used. We hear things like “the top two percent‚” or‚ the “rich vs. the poor.” So‚ what is income inequality? Income inequality is defined as the difference between individuals or populations in the distribution of their assets‚ wealth‚ or income. So‚ with that in mind‚ why would
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As per the Income Tax Act‚ 1961 where a person dies‚ his legal representatives shall be liable to pay any sum which the deceased would have been liable to pay if he had not died‚ in the similar manner and to the same extent as the deceased. As per section 159 of the Income Tax Act‚ 1961 (Act)‚ even when a person dies‚ the assessment of his income is to be done upto the time of his death. So‚ the legal representative of the deceased has to file the income tax return for the income on which the deceased
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16 0.77 0.53 Profitability Ratios Profitability Ratios (6) Gross Margin Ratio 1.17 1.4 0.94 1.2 1.19 (6) Gross Margin Ratio 22.88 26 25.95 25.64 18.79 (7) Operating Income Ratio 0.74 1.01 0.87 1.01 1.48 (7) Operating Income Ratio (8) Net Income Ratio (Before Tax) 0.7 0.96 0.83 0.96 1.4 (8) Net Income Ratio (Before Tax) 11.03 13.72 10.38 12.85 9.62 (9) Return on Assets Ratio 3.24 4.71 4.24 3.41 5.58 (9) Return on Assets Ratio 15.36 13.97 12.34 9.98 5.58 (10) Return on Equity
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distribution of income is to achieve economic equality‚ which is to give every citizen the opportunity of earning a decent living. However‚ our current system’s inability to better allocate the resources we have at our disposal has widened the gap between the wealthy and the poor especially during the past 20 years. The primary benefit of the distribution of income is to transfer wealth‚ with the help of the government‚ to those who are less fortunate. The current distribution of income is a cost to
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Circular Flow of Income Model We start our study of macroeconomics Macroeconomics is a part of the subject that considers the economy as a whole. When we study macroeconomics we look at changes in economic growth; inflation; unemployment and our trade performance with other countries (i.e. the balance of payments). The scope of macroeconomics also includes an evaluation of the relative success or failure of government economic policies. by introducing the idea of the circular flow The circular
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1: Pierce Company reported net income of $200‚000 for the current year. Depreciation recorded on buildings and equipment amounted to $80‚000 for the year. Balances of the current asset and current liability accounts at the beginning and end of the year are as follows: End of Year Beginning of Year Cash $20‚000 $15‚000 Accounts receivable 24‚000 32‚000 Inventories 50‚000 65‚000 Prepaid expenses 7‚500 5‚000 Accounts payable 12‚000 18‚000 Income taxes payable 1‚600 1‚200 Instructions
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Financial Statement Analysis of IBM Financial Statement Analysis of IBM I. Company Facts IBM – International Business Machines Corporation The home office of IBM is located in Armonk‚ Town of North Castle‚ New York‚ United States. IBM was founded in 1911 as the Computing Tabulating Recording Company (CTR) through a merger of three companies: the Tabulating Machine Company‚ the International Time Recording Company‚ and the Computing Scale Company. CTR adopted the name International Business
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1. What was the idea of ‘balance of power’ as practiced in Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? (Short Answer). The idea behind the balance-of-power was mainly to keep the states with their own independence and avoid universal monarchy. States would often form an alliance with the weaker states if “one state seemed to dictate too much” (Palmer‚ Colton‚ & Kramer 2014). Often times the state that did not like what the other state was doing they would build up alliance with the weaker
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