Transportation was one of the major developments during Industrialism by connecting cities through railroads. Existing railroads were improved upon as well as expanding westward. Railroads were essential for transporting both goods and people. They brought raw materials to city factories‚ which would then be converted to consumer goods and redistributed by the trains. The expansion of tracks encouraged settlers to migrate‚ and build more cities out west. By the 1900’s over two thousand miles of railroad
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Assigned Task 9 - Hazards and risks Briefly describe a situation in your care work when you have recently been involved in an activity with a child that involved either: moving and handling (such as a wheelchair) hazardous and non-hazardous equipment and materials (such as a craft session‚ cookery group‚ assisting someone with hygiene needs or administering medication). Any setting or activity carries a level of risk. By identifying and reducing risks in advance‚ full use can be made of the setting
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Nondiversifiable and Diversifiable Risk c) Because Diversifiable risk can be eliminated through portfolio diversification‚ the more relevant risk is the Nondiversifiable risk. This kind of risk can be attributed to market forces and factors that affect ALL the firms and cannot be eliminated through portfolio diversification. In this case‚ the nondiversifiable risk is about 6.00%. Notice that the area between the red curve and the green line (which represents the diversifiable risk) diminishes as it approaches
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A Nation at Risk Part 1: A Nation at Risk was and is a document that in essence gave/gives a call to arms to wake up the American nation in regards to mediocrity within education. The report changed high schools to include more necessary core classes for the American high school student and brought about other forms of changes for American schools. It has brought about both negative and positive results in the reform towards successful education of all students. It was imperative to bring
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The effects of peer relationships on development in late adulthood are impressive. Typically‚ those older adults that face multiple challenges‚ such as decrease in finances‚ declining health‚ loss of loved ones‚ or relocation to a facility to name a few‚ are more at risk for social isolation. This can lead to feelings of loneliness and in turn render them higher risk for poor physical and mental health‚ which makes it harder for them to get out and connect with others‚ which usually leads to further
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Materiality and Audit Risk ................................. Evaluating the Effect of Misstatements ......................................................... 1-3 4-8 9-11 12-16 International Standard on Auditing (ISA) 320‚ “Audit Materiality” should be read in the context of the “Preface to the International Standards on Quality Control‚ Auditing‚ Assurance and Related Services‚” which sets out the application and authority of ISAs. The Audit Risk Standards the Risks of Material Misstatement
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construction firms. The products are sold directly to the independent retailers in Bhutan. The company’s risk manager knows that the company could be sued if a scaffold or ladder is defective‚ and someone is injured. Because the cost of products liability insurance has increased‚ the risk manager is considering other techniques to treat the company’s loss exposures. a) For each of the following risk management techniques‚ describe a specific action using that technique that may be helpful in dealing
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6: MEASUREMENT & EVALUATION OF RISK How does we Measure Risk? Understanding the nature of the risk is not adequate unless the investor or analyst is capable of expressing it in some quantitative terms. Expressing the risk of a stock in quantitative terms makes it comparable with other stocks. Measurement cannot be assures of percent accuracy because risk is caused by numerous factors as discussed above. Measurement provides an approximate quantification of risk. The statistical tool often used
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How would you explain to Mary the relationship between risk and return of individual stocks? The relationship between risk and return is believed to be positive. In other words‚ the return is simply considered as a compensation for bearing risk. That basically means the potential return rises as the rate of risk increases. So in order to get a higher return we need to invest in riskier project. So if we were to invest in a high risk securities the return would be higher‚ in return if the market
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Inherent risk Computerizing risk Non-routine transactions (Beasley 2010‚ p268) ‘Transactions that are unusual for the client are more likely than routine transactions to be incorrectly recorded‚ because of the client often lacks experience in recording them.’ Why it is risk: Santos use a series of computerizing or IT technology to support their business for increase market competition. IT technology has been used for trade ordering systems between customs and Santos. Customers can order
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