Friday the 13th Superstition Friday the 13th is a day which is supposed to hold a lot of bad luck. This occurs when the 13th day of the month‚ falls on a Friday‚ this day occurs whenever the first day of the month is Sunday. There are no known definite origins for Friday the 13th; some could be linked to some events that occurred on a Friday like the crucifixion‚ Adam and Eve eating the apple‚ etc. References to it being regarded as bad luck occurred around the mid-17th century. A quote from
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On December 6‚ 1865‚ the 13th Amendment was adopted‚ and three fourths of the states had ratified it. All but three of the remaining states had ratified it by 1870 (two of those would not ratify it until the second half of the 20th century): Delaware ratified it on February 12
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allow all slaves to be free worldwide. The 13th Amendment declared in section 1 “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude‚ except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted‚ shall exist within the United States‚ nor any place subject to their jurisdiction.” There were many people that did not like the proposal of the thirteenth Amendment especially the South since slavery was really big in that area. “Even though the 13th amendment did not fully stop slavery and inequality
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Chapter 6 Cost-Volume-Profit Relationships Solutions to Questions 6-1 The contribution margin (CM) ratio is the ratio of the total contribution margin to total sales revenue. It can be used in a variety of ways. For example‚ the change in total contribution margin from a given change in total sales revenue can be estimated by multiplying the change in total sales revenue by the CM ratio. If fixed costs do not change‚ then a dollar increase in contribution margin will result in a dollar
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The 13th Warrior‚ a movie by Michael Crichton‚ along with John McTiernan. From the author of Jurassic Park together with the director of Die Hard‚ the majority expected this movie to be a smash at the box office. Consequently‚ it became one of the worst flops in history with nearly all critics calling it an exceptionally expensive forfeiture of $94‚150‚551. But why did it plunge with such an accomplished author and director involved? A film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times‚ Roger Ebert‚ wrote “this
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Questions 1. Which of the following statements about managerial accountants is false? A. Managerial accountants more and more are considered "business partners." B. Managerial accountants often are part of cross-functional teams. C. An increasing number of organizations are segregating managerial accountants in separate managerial-accounting departments. D. In a number of companies‚ managerial accountants make significant business decisions and resolve
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Cynthia Ms. Conboy AP U.S. History 25 January 2012 After the 13th Amendment was passed‚ African American slaves were freed from their lifetime involuntary servitude‚ and life for them seemed to be on the way to happiness (Document A). An economy that worked without slaves was a new concept to the South; freedmen were joyous about it‚ and white planters loathed it. The United States underwent a sort of revolution in its economy and its social hierarchy (Document D). After the Civil War ended
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A) Straight-line Depreciation Computation End of Year Year DC X DR = ADE AD BV 2012 220‚000 25% 55‚000 55‚000 195‚000 2013 220‚000 25% 55‚000 110‚000 140‚000 2014 220‚000 25% 55‚000 165‚000 85‚000 2015 220‚000 25% 55‚000 220‚000 30‚000 ($250‚000 – $30‚000) 1/4 = 25% Please note abbreviations are the same as bellow Double- Declining-Balance Depreciation Computation End of Year Book Value Annual
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WP3 Body Extra 2 Claim: The 13th amendment is unproductive because law abiding citizens are monetarily funding a prison workforce that does not benefit the public good. Evidence: Marc Santora‚ a reporter from the New York Times‚ reported that the average cost to feed‚ house‚ and guard an inmate accumulates to around $31‚ 286. In the state of New York‚ that amount is $60‚000 because “The inmate-to-staff ratio probably hovers around two prisoners for every guard (cite).” When the average cost is
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CHAPTER 1 Accounting in Action ASSIGNMENT CLASSIFICATION TABLE Brief Exercises A Problems B Problems 5‚ 6‚ 7‚ 11 1A‚ 2A‚ 4A 1B‚ 2B‚ 4B 3 6‚ 7‚ 8‚ 10‚ 11 1A‚ 2A‚ 4A‚ 5A 1B‚ 2B‚ 4B‚ 5B 4 8‚ 9‚ 12‚ 13‚ 2A‚ 3A‚ 14‚ 15‚ 16‚ 17 4A‚ 5A 2B‚ 3B‚ 4B‚ 5B Learning Objectives Questions Do It! Exercises 1. Explain what accounting is. 1‚ 2‚ 5 1 1 2. Identify the users and uses of accounting. 3‚ 4 1 2 3. Understand why ethics is a fundamental business concept. 4. Explain accounting standards
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