Activity-based costing (ABC) is a costing method that assigns value to each activity resource to all products and services according to the cost of its usage. it gives indirect costs (overhead) into direct costs so that an organization can correctly estimate the cost of its individual products and services to identify and eliminate the unprofitable and lower the prices of the overpriced. Normally‚ it is used as a tool for understanding product and customer cost and profitability. But ABC has also
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Katelyn Martinez LS 459 Ballon 29 April 2014 Midterm Essay Schooling during the colonial and common school era was vastly different than what we know of education today. Although there are some similar themes within these different educational time periods‚ they had their differences as well. Both time periods had their own way of establishing educational goals and social status. The colonial era began in the early 1500s and continued through the mid 1700s. Columbus had just discovered America
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Declaration of Independence vs. Gettysburg Address The Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address are glimpses into America’s history. They were written in two different time periods: America’s first years in 1776 and the Civil War in the 1800’s. Despite their time gap‚ they are similar because they both explain to the reader what is going on during their time period. However‚ the country was going through different events and so these two documents are diverse as well. Both
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There are obvious problems with both Act and Rule Utilitarianism. Both theories share the common goal of achieving the greatest happiness for the greatest amount of people. However‚ it is impossible to measure or compare happiness‚ as one persons happiness may not necessarily be another’s. And how do we measure intangible gain‚ such as happiness against material gain‚ such as money? The root principle is a good concept‚ but it’s the means to which we arrive at the end that cause the problems. In
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Balny d’Avricourt‚ Adrien‚ L’enseigne Balny at la conquête du Tonkin: Indochine 1873. Paris: Éditions France-Empire‚ 1973. 324 pp. Armand di Biencourt‚ Au Tonkin‚ 1884-1885-1886. Paris: Imprimerie générale Lahure‚ 1898. 81 pp. Mark Philip Bradley‚ Imagining Vietnam and America: The Making of Postcolonial Vietnam‚ 1919–1950. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press‚ 2000. xiv‚ 304 pp. Pierre Brocheux‚ The Mekong Delta: Ecology‚ Economy‚ and Revolution‚ 1860–1960. Madison: Center for
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The Declaration of Independence is only a written statement that declares that the 13 colonies were independent and self-governed states and no longer under the rule of the British. It declares that the United States of America is an independent nation. The Constitution is the foundation of the U.S. government. The Constitution is called as the highest law of the country. The Declaration of Independence puts out the government’s philosophy that all the citizens
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to any society‚ especially America. When the first colonies were formed‚ each had a very distant environment because of their separation. Each environment influenced their economies and social structures. According to Olsen’s lecture on Life in Colonial Times‚ the southern colonies had warm weather and enough rain for a very long crop season. In turn‚ they had many slaves (so many that the whites were outnumbered) and a completely different society than the north. The northern colonies had long
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Students? Rights vs. School rules Some of the best years of your life are spent in school. No matter how old you are‚ or what grade you are in‚ you are entitled to the rights listed in the first amendment. This applies to students‚ in or out of school. The question is are schools taking advantage of your rights? In the 1st Amendment‚ it says that you have the freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and press. Schools say that they make these rules to protect the student body and keep them under control‚ but
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law in the colonial period In chapter one of Law in America‚ the author Lawrence M. Friedman states that every country has a law and people must follow that law. Friedman gives an example of the newspapers‚ where the newspapers can only publish what the law says only. The police officers will only use their state law and each state has created its own individual state rule. They must follow the law and follow the rules and be fair and equal to all people. Also‚ Friedman defines the rule of law as
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Within the information presented in this course there have been many similarities and differences noted about the French and British rule in western Africa. Because the authoritative forces were of two completely different countries‚ each had their own ideas and concerns for the African nations. It is known‚ the French ruled with a kind of direct force‚ whereas the British ruled with an indirect notion. Though the two separate countries differed in their strategies‚ they each had the aspiration for
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