Homework Assignment 1: MC 3. (A) MC 4. (D) MC 5. (B) 1) What are the three major business activities of a company that are motivated and shaped by planning activities? Explain each activity. Investing Activities: consists of the acquiring and disposing of assets needed to produce and sell a company’s products or services. These assets may be long-term or short-term assets depending on the nature of the company. Financing Activities: the methods companies use to fund the investments in assets
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the employees. Investing in this sense is putting your available resources into the developing of the employees for them to acquire knowledge and new skills. This leads to investing in human capital. Human Capital is therefore the stock of competencies‚ knowledge and personality attributes embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value. It is the attributes gained by a worker through education and experience. THE IMPORTANCE AND BENEFITS OF INVESTING IN HUMAN CAPITAL
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All businesses need money to function sufficiently. Where this money comes from is defined as sources of finance. There are two different types of sources of finance: internal (capital from inside the business) and external (capital from outside the business). New businesses starting up need money to spend in long-term assets such as premises and equipment. They also need cash to pay for materials‚ pay wages‚ and to pay the day-today- bills such as water and electricity. In-experienced entrepreneurs often
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Municipal Bonds The greatest advantage of municipal bonds can be summed up in two words: tax free. The interest rates on municipal bonds may seem low compared to similar long-term securities like Treasury bills and CDs‚ but tax advantages may level the playing field. Let ’s look at some examples. If you ’re in the 25 percent bracket for 2008 federal income taxes‚ you ’d have to find a taxable security with an interest rate of 4 percent to equal the yield of a tax-free
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Interest on note receivable 6 Purchase of inventory (160) Interest on note payable (5) Salaries to employees (90) Net cash flows from operating activities $131 Cash Flows from Investing Activities Principal on note receivable 50 Sale of investments 30 Purchase of equipment (85) Net cash flows from investing activites (5) Cash Flows from Financing Activities Proceeds from note payable 100 Principle on note payable (25) Payment of dividends to shareholders (20) Net cash flows from financing
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The Great Depression: One of the Worst Economic Collapses Known to Mankind It is amazing how one small turn of events can affect the whole world‚ just like dominoes falling down. The Depression is a prime example of how little things can change almost anything. The main reason for that is because these little things build up‚ and eventually it will pop‚ similarly to what happened to the stock market in 1929. Although the United States of America has had previous stock market crashes‚ this stock
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1) Why do you think Edward Jones survived the financial crisis that has taken so many of its brokerage competitors? Why has Edward Jones performed so well for so long? Edward Jones’ strategy was very different from its competitors in the industry and was focused on "serving the individual investor in a personal relationship." The corporate culture that developed over years let the firm gain a sustainable competitive advantage and distinguish itself from other brokerage houses (valuable‚ rare
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costs. The company also is not investing a lot in the low end products. Opportunities The company needs to maintain its position in the market and to attract more customers. Also IBM has the opportunity to lead the market in many segments by investing more in the R&D and to generate innovative ideas. Many customers perceive IBM as an old brand in which they have the opportunity to rebuild its brand image to appeal to the younger generation‚ could by investing in the electronic games or the
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Famous Thinkers PHL/458 Famous Thinkers Many famous thinkers have made an impact on society; however‚ none as much as Dr. King; a people’s man or Warren Buffet; a businessman. After an in-depth analysis of the thinkers and their contributions one will identify the problems each sought to solve‚ the solutions each found‚ and implementation of those solutions. Moreover‚ exploration of each thinker’s social‚ political‚ and personal environments will show how those factors contributed to their
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