After careful consideration of the lawsuits presented in Chapter 20 of the text‚ this writer chose two lawsuits that violate standards in which important future cases were based upon due to the outcomes of these cases. The first case is that within an employment setting in which testing was used to determine employee performance‚ yet was considered to not be valid or reliable. Griggs vs. Duke Power Company‚ 1971 brought to question if the testing that was being used to hold back African Americans
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INCENTIVE CONSIDERATION The use of book value based on cost to measure the investment or even the use of estimates of price-level-adjusted cost is subject to severe criticism. There is no reason why a system based on values estimated by management cannot be used for internal purposes instead of cost-based conventional accounting. Here we have an opportunity to apply ingenuity to bypass a valid objection by managers to cost-based accounting. Rather than asking an accountant or another staff person
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HSM 410 Ethical Considerations 2/8/2012 Ethical considerations for providing emergency contraception’s to rape victims requires all hospitals to provide information and access to emergency contraceptive to victims of sexual assault. Plan B‚ an oral synthetic hormone‚ is the most common type of emergency contraception and is often called the “morning after pill.” Supporters of the legisla¬tion argue that emergency contraception is a medically accepted way of preventing
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’s agent. __T___ Generally‚ advertisements‚ catalogs‚ price lists‚ etc. are not treated as offers. __F___ A counteroffer is treated as both a revocation and a new offer. _T____ Consideration can consist of giving up a legal right. __T___ A promise to act or to refrain from doing an act can serve as consideration. __F___ The mirror image rule permits the offeree ’s acceptance of a contract to vary from the offer. _F____ A person who delegates his contractual duties is fully relieved of any
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Easybuy exports Judy Claymore Amar Dwarkasing Powisielaan #13‚ Suriname Kalpoeweg #10‚ Suriname Phone: 8906520 Phone: 8600365 Email: judyclay@msn.com Email: easybuy@hotmail
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PRESENTATION ON MANAGERIAL ACCOUNT BY ID-1406065 ID- 1406067 ID- 1406071 ID- 1406073 ID- 1406079 Dobojit Chakama Md. Shahadat Hossain Md Saiful Islam Md Mustafizur Rahman A B M Khaled Haider 1 Assignment • Memofax‚ Inc.‚ produces memory enhancement kits for fax machines. Sales have been very erratic‚ with some months showing a profit and some months showing a loss. The company’s contribution format: • Income statement for the most recent month is given below: Sales (13‚500 units at $20 per
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FINAL EXAM Ruth carelessly parks her car on a steep hill‚ leaving the car in neutral and failing to engage the parking brake. The car rolls down the hill‚ knocking down an electric line. The sparks from the broken line ignite a grass fire. The fire spreads until it reaches a barn one mile away. The barn houses dynamite‚ and the burning barn explodes‚ causing part of the roof to fall on and injure a passing motorist‚ Jim. Can Jim recover in negligence from Ruth? Why or why not? Negligence
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The Past We all have a past and in that past we try to regain something significant to us. In the classic novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and set in the 1920s New York. The story centers on the mysterious protagonist whose life is fueled by his dream to reclaim the love of his life‚ Daisy. This mysterious protagonist has a “past” that he is trying to re-write to obtain his dream. His past influence his action and values leading to his demise. This mysterious protagonist
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Why the past should not be glorified We should not preserve the past‚ we should look to the future. We are living in the modern era‚ where people are practical and realistic‚ optimistic that new inventions and discoveries will improve their lives. For most‚ it would be plain foolishness if one were to be so mindful about the past‚ when instead‚ one should invest his time and thought into building a better and more meaningful life in the future. Ironically‚ in the midst of their “pragmatic” judgement
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1. Definition of Law As defined by Steven J. Skinner and John M. Lvanncevich‚ A law is a standard or rule established by a society to govern the behavior of its members. Federal‚ state‚ and local governments‚ constitutions‚ and treaties all establish laws. Laws have a direct and substantial impact on how business firms conduct various activities. Law‚ as it is‚ is the command of the Sovereign. It means‚ law has its source in sovereign authority; which is accompanied by sanctions‚ and the
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