A. If Patty wants to show the bank the maximum profit over the previous 2-year period‚ which costing method should she present? Patty should present the variable costing method because it keeps variable and fixed cost separate. The variable cost is part of the determination of cost of sales and contribution margin.(Blocher‚ 2013) If Patty wants to show maximum profit for the two years then she should chose the marginal costing because it ignores manufacturing overhead. Full costing will demand
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Frederick Winslow Taylor known as the father of scientific management has had a major impact on the way businesses operate today. Born March 20‚ 1856 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ Taylor‚ who had problems with his eyes and could not attend college. Instead‚ he went to work as a laborer in a machine shop. He later worked at Midvale Steel Works and became a manager in addition to attending night school to get a mechanical engineering degree. He saw the inefficiency and waste at his job and decided
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Is making a bad decision better than making no decision at all? People make decisions of varying importance every day‚ so the idea that making a bad decision is better than making no decision at all is‚ in my opinion‚ the worst case scenario that may occur. When making a decision one has various options‚ risks‚ and is influenced by his surroundings. Firstly‚ decision making involves identifying and choosing alternatives based on the values and preferences of the decision maker. Making a decision
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Globalization Influences on Modern Society Globalization is killing the globe. Globalization is a way of interaction between the people‚ transnational agencies‚ organizations‚ and governments of different nations. Globalization is not new. Thousands of years ago‚ people began commercial activity between lands separate by vast distances. The Silk Road was the most famous line that brought music‚ culture‚ ideas‚ foods and routes connecting East and West. Fischer’s article “Globalization and
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Adult Consumer Decision Making Process Adults have to make many decisions each day‚ decisions selecting one option over another. How adult consumers make decisions to buy have been studied by marketers to sell their products and services. Marketers have several views of consumers with different perspectives of how individuals make decisions: economic‚ passive‚ cognitive‚ and economic views. However‚ there is a decision making model that reflects all of the views. First‚ we will discuss the process
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“The political decision-making process is so irrational that a completely rational approach to health policy-making can hardly be achieved.” Support‚ debunk or provide alternative paradigms or approaches to this statement‚ focusing on the development of a particular policy area you are familiar with‚ and using analytic tools and frameworks in health policy analysis. This paper will begin by briefly examining the role of the state in health and how the state or political system is structured to meet
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MAP Assignment #4 1. Pluralist Model of Policy Making: - Involves interaction of (interest) groups exerting influence‚ with government as (presumed) neutral arbiter - Ignores those not in groups and the dominance of some (business) groups - Pluralists claim government must show some balance to keep electorate on side - Model useful in directing attention to external influences on policy making – especially Business & Developers at local level 2. Initiation: Need more from councillors
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Ethical Decision Making Shakela Pitts Walden University Abstract Understanding the process in which individuals; particularly leaders‚ engage in ethical decision making and factors that are involved. The purpose of this paper is to examine ethical decision making and the price and consequences leaders face for doing good. In addition an example of a leader within an organization that faces and ethical dilemma that ended with a positive outcome and the actions taken during and after making the decision
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finding it more important to understand why a consumer would choose one product over another. To do this‚ the company needs to recognize the complex decision-making process a consumer goes through. The variety of products is always expanding‚ but with the consumers ’ limited temporal and cognitive resources‚ they cannot simply analyze all the products. Making rational choices does not only require access to options‚ but also the necessary time and information needed to choose. Consumers increasingly
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phone use‚ the constraining factors in their deployment decisions‚ how such decisions are made‚ and how regulation of the wireless industry has affected their decision-making process. The conceptual model combines the TAM and innovation diffusion models‚ adding the factors of security/privacy and web connectivity. Case study methodology is utilized for five manufacturing and technology firms. A key finding is that the most important decision factors are security/privacy‚ provision of quality service
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