LUKOIL: Trade Strategy at a Privitized Exporter 1) What theories of trade help to explain Russia’s position as an oil exporter? Why? Which ones don’t? Why not? Russia has a natural and an acquired advantage: it has fifteen more reserves than Saudi Arabia. To explain its position‚ the Similarity Theory can be used: Trade mostly with neighboring countries‚ former members of Soviet Union. Another one is the Porter Diamond Theory: National competitive advantage‚ with favorable demand‚ factor
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Health Cruises Homework 1. What is the minimum number of passengers Health Cruises must sign up by November 20th to break even? *Fixed costs = $220‚000 (Ship rental and crew) + $65‚000(initial advertisement expense) +$10‚000(administrative expense) = $295000 *Contribution per unit = $1500 -$200 = $1300 *Breakeven point (in units)= 295000/1300 = 226.92 : At least 227 passengers should sign up for Health Cruises by November 20th.
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The business related topic chosen to discuss is how cruise liners run a hotel at sea. In this text there will be a discussion into one cruise line in particular. This cruise line has a history of 47 years of bringing traditional cruising to New York City‚ it was the first cruise liner to introduce freestyle cruising. This is the largest vessel to homeport in the city. The chosen cruise liner is called the Norwegian Cruise Line. This cruise line has a fleet of 13 ships in total. In this academic research
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Title: Prince of Tides: A Summary on Repressed and Recovered Memories Abstract Prince of Tides is a movie in which a family experiences a very traumatic event in their childhood. The movies focus is the effects of the event and shows the results of psychological trauma. It shows an example of repressed and recovered memories. This paper also shows how some researchers oppose that theory. Prince of Tides: A Summary on Repressed and Recovered Memories This movie begins with brief
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Executive Summary Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is rapidly becoming one of the best cruise lines in the industry. It has a strong financial position due to the 1Billion dollar cash equity investment made in the company by the private equity group Apollo Management. The company was started by Knut Kloster in 1966 under the name Kloster’s Rederi‚ which is one of Norway’s oldest shipping firms. This is a global company based in Miami‚ Florida but is considered a Bermuda Corporation with subsidiaries
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CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE INTRODUCTION Everyday the media brings us horrible news on road accidents. Once a report said that the damaged property and other costs may equal 3 % of the world’s gross domestic product. The concept of assisting driver in longitudinal vehicle control to avoid collisions has been a major focal point of research at many automobile companies and research organizations. The idea of driver assistance was started with the ‘cruise control devices’ first appeared in 1970’s
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CRUISE SHIP A cruise ship or cruise liner is a (usually very large) passenger ship used for pleasure voyages‚ where the voyage itself and the ship ’s amenities are part of the experience‚ as well as the different destinations along the way. Transportation is not the prime purpose‚ as cruise ships operate mostly on routes that return passengers to their originating port‚ so the ports of call are usually in a specified region of a continent. In contrast‚ dedicated transport oriented ocean liners
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Rising Tide Essay In the passage “Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927” the author John M. Barry describes elaborately the functions and complexity of the Mississippi River. The author wants the reader to enjoy and know the fascinating characteristic the Mississippi River offers through and informative passage. Barry’s fascination of this river goes beyond our imagination due to the simple‚ solid facts that are stated. Throughout the passage the reader can see the many rhetorical
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Princess Cruises 24305 Town Center Drive Santa Clarita‚ CA 91355 April 22‚ 2014 Mrs. Erica Evander 2408 Fairview Road Costa Mesa‚ CA 92629 Dear Mrs. Evander‚ Thank you for taking the time to write us about your concerns regarding receiving a full refund for the Diamond Princess cruise you were on. We at Princess Cruises pride ourselves on offering customers the best possible service and accommodations. Princess Cruises understands and apologizes for the disappointment caused by missing
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last day on earth. Being that it is natural for us to live and perish‚ while nature will remain the same. Hypothetically speaking‚ the ocean display and portray the most powerful forces on earth. This proposal is represented in the poem “The Tide Rises‚ Tide Falls” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In the poem the ocean is a symbol for life. In reality‚ the ocean contains up and down movements that cannot be stopped. This relates to humans living life and dying‚ as the pattern continuously repeats itself
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