1. Financial Ratios--- • Liquidity Ratio: measure the availability of cash to pay debt. Current Ratio = Current assets/ Current Liabilities 262‚515/ 285‚030= 0.92 There is a problem meeting its short term obligations The best way to improve this ratio and better position the business to cover its short-term obligations is to better manage current liabilities (accounts payables). Generate more profit (cash) out of each sale by increasing profit (as long as it is competitive within the industry)
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Jeremy Riddle Professor Lorna Condit English 110 25 April 2013 The Plight of Inner City Minorities Urban schools are facing increased problems as of late. They ’re experiencing dilapidated facilities‚ shortage in teachers‚ over-crowded classrooms‚ and out-dated equipment and curriculum (Kozol‚ 2005). According to researchers we ’re seeing an increase in resegregation (Kozol‚ 2005). Inner city schools are overwhelmingly populated by those of minority. We are creating an inequality in education
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In the video about the life of Detroit public schools‚ society would automatically think they need something better for these kids. Society sees kids from inner city schools as kids who will grow up to be delinquents‚ trouble makers‚ or people who won’t be successful in life. The sad reality is that all of these schools just need the proper resources. Students can start to feel anomie. They will start to dislike school‚ think that they don’t belong‚ or even start to believe that school isn’t just
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I have been living in the City of Springfield since the mid 1980’s. It is not a secret that we have been experiencing an increase in youth related violence. The Springfield Police even has a gang task force. What we do not have is enough people willing to give young people a “second” chance. However‚ we do not give them a first chance to begin with. We do not support any positive youth development programs that allow participants the time and space to plan activities of interest‚ problem solve
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that a person could live‚ the inner cities of the United States are said to be a horrible gangland full of murder‚ prostitution‚ and drugs. While this description is overblown in some cases‚ the inner city definitely resembles the definition given. Inner cities across the country are havens for gangs and the activities that keep them financially viable: prostitution‚ robbery‚ and drugs. The focus of this paper will deal with the problem of drugs in the inner city. Rejecting a broad definition
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Inner City Gang Memberships Inner city gang memberships involving the youth have become a problem across the United States. There are more and more young adults becoming involved in gangs and committing the crimes and violence that come along with the enrollment into the gangs. Parents today worry about their teenagers becoming involved and although they try to keep them out of the gangs they are unsuccessful at it. This paper talks about the gang membership for a young person living in the inner
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listeners‚ live in run-down homes‚ or impoverished areas‚ usually being inner cities. The National Music Bureau also reported that in the 66% of the listeners of Rap who are under the age of 19‚ 86% of those teen-agers are black. Along with that fact‚ many of the artists sing about their ghettos‚ and their past ways of life‚ which included‚ drugs‚ sex‚ murder‚ and alcohol. The listeners of rap living in run down areas in the inner cities see themselves in the same situation as many of the rap artists’
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related to economic differentiations in the educational system. Many policy analysts have considered the issue of educational funding allotments in order to determine a system that provides greater equity between socio-economically disadvantaged inner-city schools and wealthier suburban‚ middle class schools (Kozol 83). The foundation for the necessary funding changes have stemmed from the recognition that school funding differences relate directly to sociological issues‚ including the creation of
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As a result‚ its conclusions generally argue that the poor are not much different from the rest of the population. In “ The Causes of Inner City Poverty…” Michael B. Tietz said‚ “They have less money‚ but their poverty status will usually not be permanent as their life circumstances change” (Tietz‚ 2007‚ p.120). If more organizations and outlets of help were established and providing for
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GunViolence in Metropolitan Areas In the United States National Vital Statistics report written by AM Minino in 2002‚ it was indicated that annually there are about 30‚ 000 people who die because of firearm injuries. And within the United States 28‚ 663 deaths have been caused by gunshots and these are mostly suicidal acts. Some of the facts in the report say that next to suicides are homicides with the use of guns and the third highest numbers of deaths due to gun violence are unintentional shootings
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