The Mandolin The mandolin has been around since the end of the 16th Century‚ although it didn ’t look much like the instrument we know today. It evolved in the 18th century and was built in several varieties in different Italian towns‚ the Neapolitan mandolin becoming the representative type. It was played widely throughout Western Europe from around 1700 to 1810. In the late 1800s a stronger bowl back instrument was developed in Naples‚ Italy by the Vinaccia family. Known today as the Neapolitan
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Memo Our new product line‚ “Chap-Off”‚ have total costs of $7.00 per box if we plan to produce it internally. This total cost per unit consists of $3.60 for direct material‚ $2.00 for direct labor‚ and $1.40 for manufacturing overhead. Moreover‚ a $90‚000 charge for fixed manufacturing overhead will be absorbed by the product under the company’s absorption costing system. However‚ if we decided to purchase the tube from the supplier at $1.35 per box of 24 tubes then the direct labor and variable
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Pension Plan Memo Yeah Ok ACC/541 13 February 2012 Daphne Wagner MEMORANDUM TO: All Executives FROM: Chief Executive Officer DATE: February 13‚ 2012 SUBJECT: Required Reporting on Pension Plans CC: Board of Directors Our company has been providing their employees with a pension plan for many years. However‚ these benefits plans have to be reviewed and possibly revised after the recent acquisition
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CORE PARADIGM Turning organizational knowledge into business assets Balanced Scorecard Overview Douglas Scherer June 17‚ 2002 Introduction Without metrics‚ management can be a nebulous if not impossible exercise. How can we tell if we have met our goals if we don ’t know what our goals are? How do we know if our business strategies are effective if they have not been well defined? The balanced scorecard as documented by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton in the Harvard Business Review article
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Memorandum In our recent meeting‚ you told us how Smooth Sailing’s business was affected by the presence of pirates in your area of operation. The pirates caused a decline in the fair market value of the cruise ship and you contacted our firm to determine how to test the ship for recoverability and the amount of impairment loss (if any). We used the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Codifications (ASC) 360 – Property‚ Plant and Equipment to conduct our tests for
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Joshy Yesudasan Climatogram Project According to the climatograms that we were given our local climatogram most resembled the mid latitude (temperate) grassland biome of Lawrence‚ Kansas . I arrived at this conclusion by comparing the two climatogram graphs and noticing a striking resemblance. The precipitation and temperature were almost exactly the same. Although they have similar qualities‚ the two climatograms also have many distinct differences. In our local biome we can observe that there
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Barbados When one thinks of Barbados‚ one thinks of luscious‚ turquoise blue waters; soft white sand beaches; blue‚ white clouded skies; fresh fruits; exotic‚ delicious dishes and honeymoons. One‚ however‚ tends to forget the formation of this land. This Caribbean luxury Island has much history and great heritage. In this report‚ I will detail Barbados ’s location‚ history‚ labor relations‚ population size and structure‚ industries‚ plus add a little zest with the beauty of the Island. Let
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Ethnocentrism is an important topic for modern anthropology for many reasons. Firstly‚ we must understand that ethnocentrism is the incorrect belief that ones own group is in some way superior to others‚ and the standard by which others are judged. This belief has unfortunately been an important factor in the history of the human race. It has been in existence forever‚ and therefore is very pertinent to the field of cultural anthropology. Secondly‚ ethnocentrism has been the cause of many wars
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Zombieland (2009) “Rule number one‚ zombies lead a very active life‚ so should you.” -Columbus. Zombieland is directed by Ruben Fleischer and is about a few people trying to get by after the zombie apocalypse. The main characters are named after the places they’re ether from or going to. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is a sheltered‚ introverted geek with a fear of clowns. Each character has made it this far for certain reasons‚ he is paranoid of everyone‚ had no previous attachments and lives by a
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FINANCE SIMULATION: M&A IN WINE COUNTRY DEBRIEF SLIDES HBP PRODUCT NO. 4807 This PowerPoint presentation was prepared by Professor Timothy Luehrman for the sole purpose of aiding classroom instructors in the use of Finance Simulation: M&A in Wine Country V2 (HBP No. 4805). HBP educational materials are developed solely as the basis for class discussion. These materials are not intended to serve as endorsements‚ sources of primary data‚ or illustrations of effective or ineffective management. Copyright
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