Question 1 – 10 marks The table lists some macroeconomic data for a country in 2012. Item | Billions of dollars | Wages paid to labour | 850 | Consumption expenditure | 1‚100 | Profit‚ interest and rents | 340 | Investment | 170 | Government expenditure | 310 | Net exports | −54 | (a) Calculate the country’s GDP in 2012. (1 mark) (b) Explain the approach (expenditure or income) that you used to calculate GDP. (1 mark) An economy produces
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Review of experience D[r]iversity annual report A. Background In 2012‚ the Global Car Market posted a significant 8.8% increase from last year‚ with the World’s Top 25 Markets positive 9.6%. It shows a very promising signal of the vehicle market. In 2012 Global Sales Top 10 brand‚ Volkswagen did an attractive job. In December 2012‚ Volkswagen group global sold 784300 vehicles‚ in December 2011‚ the number was 649700‚ on the basis of increased by 20.7% year-on-year‚ that is ranked second after
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Ordinary Level MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2012 question paper for the guidance of teachers 7100 COMMERCE 7100/22 Paper 2 (Written)‚ maximum raw mark 80 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before
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Braemar Seascope Research 1st April 2012 All details given in good faith and without guarantee For Tanker Chartering please telephone +44 (0)20 7535 2626. Tanker Fleet Statistics Braemar Seascope Research The information and analysis contained within this report is believed to be correct as of 1st April 2012 and is presented in good faith. Whilst much effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information and analysis contained herein this cannot be guaranteed. In the event
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share my views to all of you today. My name is Donny Ko. My purpose today is talk about “Joseph Kony “and “Kony 2012” and raise the awareness about the child army and child kidnap. This presentation will hopefully give you more ideas for this discussion this afternoon. I’ll break down this presentation into three parts: first‚ the introduction of Joseph Kony; second‚ the action called Kony 2012; third‚ the critical problems of this action and my feelings. Joseph Kony is the most wanted criminal in
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BIOTROPICA 0(0): 1–6 2012 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2012.00872.x Temporal Variation in Infection Prevalence by the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus in Three Species of Frogs at La Selva‚ Costa Rica Steven M. Whitfield2‚4‚ Jacob Kerby2‚ Lydia R. Gentry3‚ and Maureen A. Donnelly1 1 Department of Biological Sciences‚ Florida International University‚ UP Campus‚ OE 167‚ Miami‚ Florida‚ U.S.A. 2 Biology Department‚ University of South Dakota‚ Vermillion‚ South Dakota‚ U.S.A. 3 College of Veterinary Medicine
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There is no form of division it’s more of a case of unity. “The London 2012 Olympic Games delivered the biggest national television event since current measuring systems began‚ with 51.9m (90% of the UK population) watching at least 15 minutes of coverage. 24.2m (42% of the UK population) also watched at least 15 minutes of coverage on the BBC Red Button.” [London 2012 Olympics deliver record viewing figures for BBC]. The demonstration effect was utilised during the
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year 2012 Holiday Season Analysis Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 The Tradition of Christmas Giving 4 Assessment of the current Economic Climate 6 Current Climate of Consumer Spending‚ Saving and Retail Sales 8 2012 Holiday Season Spending Predictions 9 Merchandise and Toy Predictions‚ What’s Hot and What’s Not” 10 Individual Evaluation of Holiday Retailing 2012 11 Retail Expectations with Recommendations for Success for the 2013 Holiday Shopping Season
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To our shareowners: As regular readers of this letter will know‚ our energy at Amazon comes from the desire to impress customers rather than the zeal to best competitors. We don’t take a view on which of these approaches is more likely to maximize business success. There are pros and cons to both and many examples of highly successful competitor-focused companies. We do work to pay attention to competitors and be inspired by them‚ but it is a fact that the customer-centric way is at this point a
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World Energy Outlook 2012 Presentation to the press London‚ 12 November 2012 © OECD/IEA 2012 The context Foundations of global energy system shifting Resurgence in oil & gas production in some countries Retreat from nuclear in some others Signs of increasing policy focus on energy efficiency All-time high oil prices acting as brake on global economy Divergence in natural gas prices affecting Europe (with prices 5-times US levels) and Asia (8-times) Symptoms of an unsustainable
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