The Dow Jones Industrial Average: What is it and where did it come from? Logan B. Bryant Dr. Ritchie – ABUS 478 University of South Carolina – Aiken Spring 2009 Dow Jones & Company (as it was called in the beginning) was founded in 1882 by Charles Henry Dow‚ Edward Davis Jones‚ and Charles Milford Bergstresser in a small basement office at 15 Wall Street in New York (dowjones.com). In May 1986‚ editor of the Wall Street Journal and founder of Dow Jones & Company‚ Charles Dow‚ first formulated
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Veterinary Surgeon‚ the average starting salary for an associate veterinarian in the United States is US $ 70‚000 and in UK is between £30‚380 and£39‚500.In certain cases‚ this package may include a salary of £18‚000 - £20‚000‚a car and accommodation.Salary levels can vary according to further training‚specialization and whether you are planning working as a practice partner.With further training and experience can cause a raise in the salary of £20‚000 - £35‚000.Senior vets can earn around £48‚000 depending
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Cost/Benefit Analysis Evaluating Quantitatively Whether to Follow a Course of Action You may have been intensely creative in generating solutions to a problem‚ and rigorous in your selection of the best one available. However‚ this solution may still not be worth implementing‚ as you may invest a lot of time and money in solving a problem that is not worthy of this effort. Cost Benefit Analysis or CBA is a relatively* simple and widely used technique for deciding whether to make a change. As its
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economic downturn that began in late 2000. In addition‚ they did not take into consideration that as a global company with operations in countries that are hugely different from the U.S they needed a more sophisticated way to think about risk and the cost of capital around the world. besides‚‚ with AES’s international expansions‚ the model of capital budgeting was not supposed to be exported to projects overseas‚ since the same model became increasingly strained with the expansions in brazil and Argentina
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Cost Control and Cost Reduction A business enterprise must survive‚ grow‚ and prosper. Cost Control and Cost Reduction are activities necessary for ensuring that these objectives are fulfilled. With the liberalization of the Indian Economy and Globalization‚ there is now a cut throat competition from various concerns of the world. As a result there is now a race to secure a place for survival. This has increased the importance of cost control and Cost Reduction. Cost Control “Cost control
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Q: Is depreciation expense or depreciation cost is fixed cost or variable cost in nature? Fixed costs: Fixed costs are such costs that do not change with the change in activity level within the relevant range. Where relevant range can be defined in terms of time or activity level. Variable costs: Variable costs are such costs that change with the change in activity level . Coming to the question‚ depreciation expense or depreciation cost can either be fixed or variable and this depends on the
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Cost of Production Fixed costs are those that do not vary with output and typically include rents‚ insurance‚ depreciation‚ set-up costs‚ and normal profit. They are also called overheads. Variable costs are costs that do vary with output‚ and they are also called direct costs. Examples of typical variable costs include fuel‚ raw materials‚ and some labour costs. An example Production costs Consider the following hypothetical example of a boat building firm. The total fixed costs‚ TFC‚ include
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Effect of Artificial Sweeteners on Average Metabolic Rate of Goldfish (Carassius Auratus) Introduction Artificial Sweeteners are sweeter than natural sugar‚ replace sugar if someone wants to eat less sugar and have been proven to be safe and even are a healthier option. But also as opposed to natural sugar‚ the energy that artificial sweeteners give a person is less. This is why it will be interesting to study the effect on metabolic rate of goldfish when in fish water that contains artificial sweetener
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Financial Performance Finance Financial Performance • One of the most fundamental facts about businesses is that the operating performance of the firm shapes its financial structure. • It is also true that the financial situation of the firm can also determine its operating performance. • The financial statements are therefore important diagnostic tools for the informed manager. – To keep the discussion grounded‚ we will use the 1997-98 financial statement for the Timberland Company as illustrations
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discount rate below 11.17%. Ford then asked her assistant‚ Joanna Cohen‚ to estimate Nike’s cost of capital‚ which‚ per Cohen’s analysis‚ came to 8.4%. Background The cost of capital is the minimum return that a company should make on an investment or the minimum return necessary for investors to cover their cost. Two main factors of the cost of capital are the cost of debt and the cost of equity. The capital used for funding a business should earn returns for the investors
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