1984 Study Questions Part One: Pages 1-48 and Pages 48-104 1984 Chapters 1.1-1.4 (pp. 1-48) 1. What is the effect of the juxtaposition at the beginning of this section? 2. What is the effect of the syntax in Winston’s journal entry for April 4th‚ 1984? 3. How is the Junior Anti-Sex League sash an example of paradox? 4. What is the rhetorical effect of the word voluptuously on page 18? 5. What is the rhetorical effect of the physical description of Mrs. Parsons
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Questions for Consideration When Preparing Cases Riley Supply 1. Use a spreadsheet program such as excel. Keep all numbers for a particular year in the same column. 2. Prepare two indirect statements of cash flows. One for 2004-2005 and one for 2005-2006. 3. Calculate common sized income statements for each year. 4. Calculate all financial ratios. Use “A Basic Set of Financial Ratios” from Desire2Learn as a guide. 5. Identify the major factors influencing Riley’s cash flow. Use the cash flow statements
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interest. The bonds are dated April 1‚ 2010 and mature on April 1‚ 2020. Interest is payable semiannually on April 1 and October 1. What amount did Spear receive from the bond issuance? a. $1‚015‚000 b. $1‚000‚000 c. $990‚000 d. $965‚000 2. On January 1‚ 2010‚ Solis Co. issued its 10% bonds in the face amount of $3‚000‚000‚ which mature on January 1‚ 2020. The bonds were issued for $3‚405‚000 to yield 8%‚ resulting in bond premium of $405‚000. Solis uses the effective-interest method of
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For most qualitative studies‚ it appears that there are two major issues with sampling‚ (1) sampling the entire population (e.g.‚ only two people contracted a rare disease in the world and the study is conducted only with those two individuals)‚ or (2) taking a sample of the population from which to make generalizations (Leedy & Ormrod‚ 2010.) The researcher must never assume that qualitative research studies always involve the use of small samples. In fact‚ qualitative research can utilize large
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Average time is 30 minutes for each portion or an hour for both. How many questions are on the test? A total of 20 multiple choice questions are administered on the Language Use test and 20 multiple choice questions on the Reading Skills test. When will the results be available? Results will be available immediately upon completion of the test. Results are valid for two years. Reading Skills Sample Questions 1. Television has been introduced to almost every country in the world‚ reaching
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18 manager interview questions I. Introduction about manager questions Questions below will help you interview candidates about positions of manager. II. Interview questions of managers 1. Talk me through a short term plan you developed and implemented for your department? 2. What methods have you used to prioritize work assignments? 3. What do you consider to be the most challenging thing about being a manager? 4. What are the recent trends in management that you have come across? 5
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Journal of Economic Perspectives—Volume 19‚ Number 3—Summer 2005—Pages 19 – 42 Eight Questions about Corruption Jakob Svensson S ome years ago I interviewed the chief executive officer of a successful Thai manufacturing firm as part of a pilot survey project. While trying to figure out a good way to quantify the firm’s experience with government regulations and corruption in the foreign trade sector‚ the CEO exclaimed: “I hope to be reborn as a custom official.” When a well-paid CEO wishes
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Enron Questions 1. How did Enron’s corporate culture contribute to its bankruptcy? Enron’s corporate culture was greedy and arrogant. Arrogance and pride are what mostly contributed to the downfall of Enron. Employees made money for the executives. The company was thought of as a leading company‚ and imagined to be invincible. Once funds were gambled away‚ and the whole got deeper‚ more funds were gambled to attempt to create liquid assets to pay off debt. Eventually‚ it all ran out.
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Chapter 1 STUDY QUESTIONS 1. List five job titles that require textile knowledge. For each‚ state a brief description of the duties and the name of a company that would have such a position (Feel free to research any trade periodicals listed in Appendix of text). 2. Over the past two decades there has been a decrease in the quantity of woven apparel fabrics made in the United States. Why? 3. A curtain manufacturer wants to purchase 10‚000 yards of a printed chintz fabric. Explain
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Cost of Capital Case Questions This case provides an opportunity to determine what cost of capital firms should use when firms are evaluating investment opportunities. The case addresses what inputs should be used in estimating the opportunity cost of capital for investors as well as which firms should be identified as comparables. 1. How are Mortensen’s estimates of Midland’s cost of capital used? How‚ if at all‚ should these anticipated uses affect the calculations? 2. Calculate Midland’s
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