“enter a conversation” meaning that we must argue on paper how we would in the real world. Addressing what others have to say‚ and counting with a point of your own. One example from the book was “I can’t see why you like the Lakers so much”. In this case they addressed the topic at hand and they would proceed to make an argument from there‚ like a real world conversation. 3) The story of Dr. X was showing us that we must not only present what our thoughts are‚ but present the topic that our thoughts
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*Microsoft’s Financial Reporting Strategy 1. What are the factors that likely explain the difference between Microsoft’s market value of equity and its reported book value of equity? The most obvious reason for the difference between the market value of equity and the book value of equity is the inability to record certain intangible assets such as brand value‚ customer loyalty‚ and perhaps most importantly‚ human capital. These intangible assets are likely to provide tremendous earnings
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Lincoln Questions 1. The hidden mean of Lincoln’s dream was the 13th amendment. The ship in his dream was the amendment‚ which was moving at a very face pace. This represented how Lincoln wanted to pass the amendment in a month‚ which was an extremely short amount of time. His wife‚ Mary Lincoln‚ figured out the meaning of this dream. 2. I believe that Lincoln likes to tell stories instead of simply answering questions because he wants people to really think about different possibilities
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Opening Case Questions 1. What might have happened to Apple if its top executives had not supported investment in iPods? The iPods have revolutionized the way Americans buy‚ listen and enjoy their favorite music. In just a few short clicks‚ consumers across the globe can download that "oldie but goodie" taking them "back down memory lane". However‚ the investment in the iPods was only just the beginning for Apple. It opened the door to a whole new portfolio of sleek. fun and clever technological
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inventory holding costs. Therefore‚ quantitative and qualitative analysis needs to be done to check the feasibility of having a common National Distribution Centre (NDC) or combining the demand of certain regions or products to have an optimized solution to minimize the total cost by trading off the increased distribution cost and warehouse cost with reduced inventory holding cost Calculating the annual inventory and distribution cost of the current distribution system: In the current system
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Chris Seo February 12‚ 2013 English 2nd Milstead Act 3 Discussion Questions 1. What happens when people criticize the court proceedings? a. People are unfairly accused when they criticize the court proceedings. For instance‚ when Proctor comes to the court with Mary Warren to criticize the court for his wife unfairly with a petition‚ Parris exclaims that" ’they’ve come to overthrow the court’ " (88). Proctor is merely attempting to show his evidence to protect his wife from being hung . Parris
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Case Assignments Case 1: An ERP Story 1. What are the project’s main characteristics and challenges identified by Jean Roberge? 2. In your opinion‚ does the project have other characteristics or challenges that Jean Roberge did not identify but should also be taken into account? Case 2: Mrs. Field Cookies 1. Describe and evaluate the role of information technology at Mrs. Fields Cookies in terms of the following: a. IT architecture b. IT and Organization
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The affordable bundle that yields the greatest satisfaction to the consumer is: Answer | | the maximum bundle. | | | the equilibrium consumption bundle. | | | the allowable purchasing bundle. | | | the most popular bundle. | Given that income is $500 and PX = $20 and PY = $5‚ what is the market rate of substitution between goods X and Y? Answer | | 100. | | | 4. | | | -20. | | | 25. | The budget set defines the combinations of good X and Y that Answer
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INCENTIVE TO OVER-PRODUCE P 10-1: Solution to Federal Mixing (10 minutes) [Explaining absorption versus variable costing] Variable costing writes off to income all fixed manufacturing costs incurred during the year. Absorption costing prorates the fixed overheads between units in inventory and units sold based on machine hours. Absorption costing net income is higher than under variable costing by $1.2 million. This means that inventories under absorption costing are higher by $1.2 million
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Case Preparation Questions Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi 1. Why is the soft drink industry so profitable? 2. Compare the economics of the concentrate business to the bottling business: Why is the profitability so different? 3. How has the competition between Coke and Pepsi affected the industry’s profits? 4. Can Coke and Pepsi sustain their profits in the wake of flattening demand and the growing popularity of non-carbonated drinks? Zara: Fast Fashion 1. How specifically
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