Terms Summary 1) Robert Smalls Robert Smalls was a slave in South Carolina. He became a Union hero in 1862 when he escaped from slavery by stealing a Confederate ship from Charleston harbor and piloting it to the blockading federal fleet. Thereafter‚ Smalls guided Union gunboats and toured the North recruiting black troops. He eventually became a Congressman and fought for educational and economic opportunities for African Americans. 2) Wade Hampton Wade Hampton was a South Carolina legislator
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Managerial Accounting Chapters 11-13 Chapter 10 – 3 Relevant costs are costs that are avoidable by choosing another alternative. If a variable cost differs between alternatives in a decision‚ than it is relevant; however‚ it is not necessarily true that ALL variable costs are relevant. Chapter 10 – 7 Prentiss would need to isolate the unavoidable costs of the product line first. A decision of whether a product line or other segment should be dropped should focus on the differences in the
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SOLUTIONS TO SELECTED PROBLEMS FROM NAHMIAS’ BOOK CHAPTER 2 FORECASTING 2.13 Fcst 1 Fcst 2 Demand Err 1 Err 2 Er1^2 Er2^2 |Err1| 223 210 256 33 46 1089 2116 33 289 320 340 51 20 2601 400 51 430 390 375 -55 -15 3025 225 55 134 112 110 -24 -2 576 4 24 190 150 225 35 75 1225 5625 35 550 490 525 -25 35 625
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In the state of Pennsylvania you can obtain a driver’s license at 16 years of age. There are a lot of disadvantages for teens driving at that age. Statistics and research show that their brains aren’t fully develop‚ they don’t have enough hours or time driving under the different weather conditions‚ they are more prone to having accidents‚ and their insurance rates are high. You would think teenagers would be the world’s best drivers. Their muscles are supple and their reflexes are quick. Though
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Pionix Case Questions: Answers—International Finance 1. Why is Cain concerned by exchange rate fluctuations? Is she long or short? (A sentence or two.) Short in USD—she owes USD in 90 days. 2. Make up a small table showing the total CAD cost at the end of January of the required USD under three scenarios: the optimistic case that the cost per USD is CAD 0.90; the parity case that the cost per USD is CAD 1.00; and the pessimistic case that the cost per USD is CAD 1.10. See attached. 3. What
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CHAPTER 1 Scope and Meaning of Accounting Introduction Need and Role of Accounting Meaning of Book -keeping and Accountancy Book-keeping Accounting — Science or Art Definition and Explanation of Accounting Users of Accounting Scope/Branches of Accounting z Financial Accounting z Cost Accounting z Management Accounting Systems of Accounting Objectives/Advantages of Accounting Limitations Terminology often used — Some Basic TTerms erms Check Y our
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Lesson Guide for Chapter 7: Ratio and Proportion Write a proportion problem. Design the problem so that the solution is “Leslie would need 16 gal ofgasoline in order to travel 368 mi.” -Leslie drove from her house to the grocery store last monday the grocery store is 2.875 miles away from her house. She used 1/4 gallon of gas driving to the grocery and back home. At this rate how many gallons of gas would she use to drive to her parents house who lives 368 miles away? --I am not sure that I
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1.Introduction This case study involves the overview and financial analysis of two major telecommunications companies in the world. The two companies are compared based on their financial performance for the last two years by analyzing their income and balance sheet statements. Financial ratios are also calculated to see which company has better profitability‚ liquidity and solvency. 1.1.Aims and Objectives 1. Carry out research on two major companies in the telecommunications market
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Saint Anthony of Padua Feast Day: June 13‚ 1231 A.D. I learned that St. Anthony helps people find their lost or stolen items through praying for his guidance or by saying a short verse “Saint Anthony‚ Saint Anthony please come around. Something is lost and cannot be found.” I have prayed numerous times to Saint Anthony‚ and he has never let me down. I’ve chosen Saint Anthony to be my lifelong mentor because something tells me that he will always guide me into the right directions in my future
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Objective: Viability of Napster as a revenue generating company. Case in brief: Napster is a brainchild of Shawn fanning‚ launched on June 1 ‚1999 as a peer-to-peer music downloading program for college students. Napster became a one of the most popular sites on the internet‚ claiming some 15 million users in little more than a year. From the beginning‚ Napster facing so many problems from the RIAA and music industry players. Napster violated the copyrights by allowing users to swap the music recordings
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