Is it possible for large‚ profit focussed organisations to be both profitable and “fair”? Over the past year there have been an increasing number of issues which have risen on how businesses such as Amazon‚ Thames Water‚ Google‚ Facebook and Starbucks have made vast amount of profits but haven’t been fair-minded. For example Starbucks made £400m sales in the UK but paid no corporation tax. According to Milton Freidman the main objective of a business is to increase profits so long as it stays within
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Part 1 of 3 - 100.0/ 100.0 Points Question 1 of 16 10.0/ 10.0 Points Demand is price inelastic if: A.the price of the good responds slightly to a quantity change. B.the demand curve shifts very little when a demand shifter changes. Correct C.the percentage change in quantity demanded is relatively small in response to a relatively large percentage change in price. D.all of the above are true. Answer Key: C Question 2 of 16 10.0/ 10.0 Points If the absolute value of price elasticity
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a. Who is the macro client or system in this vignette and why? The macro client system in this vignette will include impoverished elderly individuals‚ elderly individuals that are in need of a structured setting‚ and their family members. “The macro client system includes those people who will ultimately benefit from the change process‚ typically a particular client population having similar characteristics and receiving similar agency services” (Kirst-Ashman & Hall‚ Jr.‚ 2015‚ p. 205). The elderly
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had the objective to find hidden profits and losses contained in their current accounting system. The old system did not fully disclose how their costs were applied to the sales accounts. The goals are very sensible as they will allow them to move forward with the proper information. 2. Why did Ridderstråle feel that the previous cost system was inadequate for the new strategy? The new strategy/system was needed “to promote high-margin products to high-profit customers.” The old system didn’t
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1. If you were having a conversation with a Keynesian and a Classical economist‚ and the conversation turned to why the economy is experiencing high unemployment and what the government should do about it‚ how would each economist explain unemployment and what policies would each advocate? Keynesian economist believe that long periods of high unemployment are a result of inadequate overall demand and feel government intervention is a key component of a prosperous economy. The school of thought sees
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: [ 4 x 5 = 20 marks ] (ii) Anil and Mukesh are partners sharing profit and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. Govind is admitted for ¼th share of firm. Thereafter Madan enters for 20 paisa in a rupee. Compute new profit sharing ratios under both the admission of partners. (iii) The following Goodwill Account was opened by the partners of R and S‚ on the admission of H as a new partner into firm Om and Sons. Calculate the share of profit agreed to be
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ECONOMICS conimists- 16th and 17th centuries. hysiocrats (farmers) ercantalists (traders) Father of Economics/ Father of the classical school of economic thought- Adam Smith (In 1776‚ he wrote ’An enquiry into the nature and causes of the Wealth of Nations’) According to Smith‚ self interest was an invisible hand which would work for the common benefit of the community. The Great Depression of 1929 was a phase in which supply exceeded demand. John Maynard Keynes (a British economist)
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Capital Structure and Profit Capital Structure Definition A unite of a company’s long-term debt‚ specific short-term debt‚ common equity and preferred equity. The capital structure is how a firm finances its overall operations and growth by using different sources of funds. Debt comes in the form of bond issues or long-term notes payable‚ whereas equity is classified as common stock‚ preferred stock or retained earnings. Also‚ Short-term debt such as working capital requirements is considered
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MY COMPANY PART 2 BUS322 Organizational Behavior August 25‚ 2012 Abstract As an owner of a business there must be an understanding that employees go through many different feelings due to the stressors the company many bring‚ To run a great company there must be work teams for the company that will address issues of group behavior development and decision making. There are at least two best practices based on an analysis of traditional‚ contemporary‚ and emerging
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Week 3 Homework 1. Some Classical and Monetarist economists claim that inflation is always a "monetary phenomenon." What do they mean by this claim and are they correct? They use the equation MV=PQ to show that any change in the amount of money in a system will change the price level. I believe that history shows they are correct‚ if the Fed reserve started printing a bunch of money without taking any out of circulation‚ then prices would go up for everything. 2. How can a higher price of oil create
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