The most obvious similarity between the movie The Matrix‚ the cave analogy of Plato‚ and Descartes’ Meditation‚ is that all of these works doubt the reality of the world around us and call into question the validity of our sense perceptions. “Let us suppose‚” says Descartes‚ “that we are dreaming‚ and that all these particulars – namely‚ the opening of the eyes‚ the motion of the head‚ the forth-putting of the hands – are merely illusions” (Descartes‚ 1641‚ Meditations on First Philosophy). Likewise
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Generally An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time is called budget. A budget is a financial document used to project future income and expenses. The budgeting process may be carried out by a country‚ individuals or by companies to estimate whether the country /person/company can continue to operate with its projected income and expenses. The finance minister‚ AMA Muhith‚ has proposed national budget for fiscal year 2012-13 on June 7‚ 2012 with a total outlay of Tk 1‚91‚738 crore
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"My Household Budget" ITEM Car Payment Insurance Food Games Gas Tolls Telephone Credit Cards Loans Clothing Toiletries Hair cuts "Monthly Budget Total" "Total Monthly Expense" "Compare To Budget" MONTHLY BUDGET $356.32 $125.01 $325.00 $250.00 $200.00 $100.00 $149.52 $300.00 $225.50 $300.00 $143.65 $25.00 JAN FEB $356.35 $125.01 $274.65 $124.74 $120.00 $63.75 $149.52 $285.00 $225.50 $274.32 $75.43 $15.30 $356.32 $125.01 $225.89 $64.99 $100.00 $14.25 $149.52 $260.00 $225.50 $136.84 $24.39 $22
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Start a Simple Budget and Plan For Retirement By Jack Landry Sep 15‚ 2011 A simple budget can help you reach your financial goals sooner with less stress and worry. A budget is a plan you put together to track the flow of money into and out of your life. The idea is to find where your money flows out‚ plug the expensive leaks‚ and save more inflowing cash for yourself every month. A basic budget can also expose the sneaky spending habits you’re not aware of and help you plan where to best spend
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McKinsey Matrix (The GE multi factoral) With the help of McKinsey and Company‚ a leading consulting group‚ the General Electric Company (GE) developed a popular business portfolio analysis tool called the GE Multifactor Portfolio Matrix. This tool helps managers develop organizational strategy that is based primarily on market attractiveness and business strengths. Industry attractiveness might be determined by such factors as the rate of industry growth‚ the number of competitors in an industry
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environmental factors 1.2 Compare and contrast a minimum of two tools such as SWOT and POWER SWOT and apply to business solutions 1.3 Critically contrast Primary and Secondary research methods 2.1 Evaluate the use of tools such as Boston and Ansoff Matrix to business situations 2.2 Analyse the effectiveness of models such as Porter’s Generic Strategies 3.1 Evaluate consumer buying behaviour and the adoption process 3.2 Analyse the role of marketing mix to specific products 3.3 Evaluate the Product
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Importance of Cash Budget A cash budget is a projection of how your business will earn and spend money during an upcoming period. Preparing a cash budget is important because the process forces you to think about your expectations and plan for the future. It is important to follow your cash budget--unless unforeseen circumstances arise--because adherence to a plan can discipline your spending. The most immediate practical benefit of a cash budget is restricting your spending so
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Time Budget Advanced Auditing April 14‚ 2011 It is not only important for auditors to keep accurate and precise working papers for an audit‚ it is also important for auditors to keep accurate and precise records of their time spent on the tasks associated with an audit. “When accountants complete work without recording it as chargeable time‚ potential revenue can be lost and erroneous planning and poor personnel decisions can result.” (Lightner‚ et. al.‚ 1983) Hamilton Wong is one of
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3. The Ansoff Matrix Ansoff (1957) designed a framework called Ansoff Matrix. This strategy helps identifying corporate growth opportunities‚ also analysing companies based on market‚ product with possible growth opportunities which can be established by merging current and new products. Ansoff identifies four generic growth strategies‚ these are: 1. Market Penetration – tool used to increase organisations share in the market with its current product line. 2. Market development
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The Capital Budget Instructor: Dr. Joseph McCue Public Budgeting and Finance - PAD 505 August 11‚ 2013 The Oklahoma City budget includes the addition of 40 new police officer positions‚ bringing the total number of uniform police positions to 1‚116. Eleven more positions were added in other City departments. Total City positions will increase 1.1 percent to 4‚580. The budget also includes an additional $1 million for METRO Transit bus service enhancements. The City hired
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