debate today is whether or not college should be free. In my opinion‚ postsecondary education should not be free‚ but the cost of tuition should be significantly reduced. Tuition costs should be reduced for a number of reasons. First‚ college is a very critical time for students to learn - not only about their future careers but about themselves too. Because the costs of college is so expensive‚ many people cannot attend the school of their choice. Doing this can impact their social development
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Cost of Living and Minimum Budget For A Family of Four by Silicon Valley Blogger on 2007-10-3052 This is part of our series on “scary money tips and stories”. In some high cost of living areas‚ it now takes at least almost $80‚000 to live. I’ve often expressed how life changes once you have a family to raise‚ beyond the time and effort it takes to care for kids and run the household. Financially‚ it can become somewhat more challenging as well: since the typical case is that your budget rises
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than the cost of capital. The cost of capital is the rate of return that capital could be expected to earn in an alternative investment of equivalent risk. If a project is of similar risk to a company’s average business activities it is reasonable to use the company’s average cost of capital as a basis for the evaluation. A company’s securities typically include both debt and equity‚ one must therefore calculate both the cost of debt and the cost of equity to determine a company’s cost of capital
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Michael Porter has argued that a firm’s strength usually falls into one of two headings: • Cost advantage • Differentiation By applying these strengths in either a broad or narrow or narrow scope‚ three generic strategies result: • Cost leadership • Differentiation • Focus These strategies are applied at business unit level. They are called generic strategies because they are not firm or industry dependant. Cost Leadership: This generic strategy calls for being the low cost producer in an
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historical cost accounting still widely and continuously to be used by most companies in their accounting. Conversely‚ reporting current cost in accounting are recommended rather than historical cost as it is the fair value reported in the current year would be beneficial to the firm and the shareholders of the company. 2.0 Historical Cost Accounting and Benefits of Current Cost 2.1 Introduction to Historical Cost‚ Disadvantages and Advantages of Historical Cost The historical cost accounting is
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The Cost of Absenteeism Any company’s successful operation depends in large part on the attendance of its employees. Unnecessary or unexcused absences affect company operations. Some absences are unavoidable. Others are worth taking steps to control. Absenteeism costs companies more money every year. Can you figure out what absenteeism costs your company in any given month? Can you multiply that by 12 to see what it costs in a year? Remember‚ this isn’t taking into account the cost of replacing
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The Cost For Pursuing In Higher Education College isn’t for everybody. For those who have already completed and graduated from high school‚ one of the major decisions that they will have to make in life is to whether continue on and pursue a higher education‚ which means going to a college or university‚ or to just go straight into the working force and start working. After high school‚ there are actually numerous of things a person can do. Different people will have different choices of their own
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Chapter 8 Cost Estimation and Budgeting 8.1 True/False 1) Direct costs are those clearly assigned to the aspect of the project that generated the cost. Answer TRUE 2) Material is an example of a cost that is recurring‚ variable and direct. Answer TRUE 3) An expedited cost is one that does not vary with respect to their usage. Answer FALSE 4) An order of magnitude estimate is usually more accurate than a ballpark estimate. Answer FALSE 5) Comparative estimates are more accurate than definitive
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product line. According to Sippican’s cost accounting system further decrease in the price of pumps would not be acceptable as because of the past price reductions the margin on pumps have already declined from the planned 35% to 5%. Detailed and alternative analysis of the costs – such as Activity Based Cost analysis – reveals alternatives for the management to decide on pricing‚ efficiency measures‚ and product development. Sippican Corporation uses a simple cost accounting system for performance
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Problem 2-43 (35 minutes) 1. San Fernando Fashions Company Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured For the Year Ended December 31‚ 20x2 Direct material: Raw-material inventory‚ January 1 $ 40‚000 Add: Purchases of raw material 180‚000 Raw material available for use $220‚000 Deduct: Raw-material inventory‚ December 31 25‚000 Raw material used $195‚000 Direct labor 200‚000 Manufacturing overhead: Indirect material
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