vidi‚ vici." Julius Caesar (I came‚ I saw‚ I conquered) Adage a proverb or wise saying made familiar by long use Allusion a passing reference or indirect mention He was the Adam to her Eve Anadiplosis: ("doubling back") the rhetorical repetition of one or several words; specifically‚ repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next. "Men in great place are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state; servants of fame; and servants of business
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Google Inc. began in 1996 as the brainchild of two bright computer science grad students‚ Sergey Brin and Larry Page. These two intellectually gifted men met in 1995 at Stanford University where they were doing their PhDs. During their time together at Stanford‚ both came up with creative ways of finding and organizing large amounts of data. After that‚ Brin and Page developed a technology called PageRank that enabled them to analyze a particular website’s significance. The idea of a search engine
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Introduction Strategy is a course of action‚ specifying the resources required‚ to achieve an objective and a goal. It’s the organization’s plan as to how it is going to create value. Some of the levels of strategy in an organization are: corporate‚ the general direction of the whole organization; business‚ how the organization tackles particular markets; and operational/ functional‚ that means that there are specific strategies for different departments of a business. To achieve the objectives
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Case 4.1 Analysis – Critical Thinking Exercise A Cool Business—MooBella‚ Inc. 1. What categories of costs would you expect to see in a list of MooBella start-up costs? The categories of costs that I would expect to see in a list of MooBella start-up costs are as follows: - Equipment‚ furniture‚ and fixtures - Leasehold improvements - Installation of equipment and fixtures - Computers and other technology - Owner time - Professional services - Promotion and advertising - Insurance
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Executive Summary Gateway‚ Inc. is a direct marketer of personal computers‚ related accessories‚ and information technology services. Their target market consists of individuals‚ families‚ small to medium sized businesses‚ government agencies‚ educational institutions‚ and large businesses in the U.S. They have “beyond-the-box” diversified products and services as well as financing programs‚ training‚ and support packages (www.hoovers.com). Currently GTW stock sells for: $2.35 (closing price
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CASE: Accounting for the iPhone at Apple Inc. The non-GAAP numbers of Apple Inc. reflect its economics better. Because‚ in the existing method of accounting‚ revenue and cost of goods sold are spread over the lifetime of the product (expected 24-months)‚ while the costs incurred for engineering‚ sales‚ marketing and warranty are recorded immediately. This accurate recording of expenses while recognizing only a part of the cost of goods sold thus showed reduced margins. While this did not affect
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resources from non critical activities to the project if possible. B) Negotiate additional resources (money for added staff or materials) by contacting resource manager. C) As a last resort request a schedule extension from manufacturer. Handstar inc. 1. Basing this answer on an accumulation of growth rate‚ development time‚ development cost‚ sales and hours available. My recommendation is as follows: Available hours 10‚000 Hours required for all six projects 13‚025 With this known
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Written Analysis of the Case On AMFAC‚ INC. Submitted by: Irnabel R. Canoy Pauline Anne B. Ferrero Jocel Louis Castorico Submitted to: Prof. Rosfe Corlae Badoy Faculty-in-charge BA 206 – Managerial Accounting August 15‚ 2012 1. Current Ratio Current Ratio = Current Assets___ Current Liabilities = $ 86‚000_ 40‚000 = 2.15 The current ratio indicates the solvency of the company. Given the current ratio of 2
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Case : Foremostco‚ Inc. (A) Foremostco Inc. was a family run business of 60 employees and they had grown really fast in 90s. They had become the largest source of imported starter plant material in North America. In the year 2000‚ they replaced their legacy IT system with the new one and faced issue of computer system breakdown. Issue in consideration: • Why did this project get into such trouble? • What should be done to recover from the crisis described in the case? Solution: Foremostco faced
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Regina Company Inc. Common Size Income Statement Year 1988 1988 1987 1987 1986 19862 Net Sales $181‚123 100% $128‚234 100% $76‚144 100% Cost of Goods Sold $94‚934 52.41% $70‚756 55.18% $46‚213 60.69% Selling Distribution and Administrative $21‚870 12.07% $14‚621 11.40% $10‚366 13.61% Advertising $39‚992 22.08% $26‚449 20.63% $8‚557 11.24% R&D $2‚423 1.34% $1‚530 1.19% $1‚182 1.55% Total Operating Cost & Expenses
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