Official Cash Rate The Official Cash Rate (OCR) is the interest rate set by the Reserve Bank of Australia to meet the inflation target specified in the Policy Targets Agreement. The current agreement defines price stability as annual increases in the Consumers Price Index (CPI) of between 2 and 3 per cent on average over the medium term. A media release is issued at 2.30 pm after each Reserve Bank Board meeting‚ with the Board’s decision taking effect the following day. Changes to the official
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Name of student:_________________ 9 Activity-Based Costing Review Question Answers 9-4 It will require more work. Significant amounts of indirect costs are allocated using only one or two cost pools. All or most costs are identified as output unit-level costs. Products make diverse demands on resources because of differences in volume‚ process steps‚ batch size‚ or complexity. Products that a company is well suited to make and sell show small profits while products for which a company is
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A sporting goods manufacturer buys wood as a direct material for baseball bats. The Forming Department processes the baseball bats‚ and the bats are then transferred to the Finishing Department where a sealant is applied. There was no beginning work in process inventory in the Forming Department in May. The Forming Department began manufacturing 10‚000 Casey Slugger baseball bats during May. Costs for the Forming Department for the month of May were as follows: Direct materials $33‚000 Conversion
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Human Resources Management in Canada Case Incident A New HR Professional’s First Workplace Dilemma Case Study Questions: 1. Do you agree with how Laura handles this situation? If so‚ why? If not‚ what would you have done differently? 2. Is it important for this company to have such a policy in place? If so‚ how can the employment (labour) standards act in your province/ territory help in drafting a policy on appropriate computer use? I believe it is important for this company
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Greetings Inc. has operated for many years as a nationally recognized retailer of greeting cards and small gift items. It has 1‚500 stores throughout the United States located in high-traffic malls. As the stock price of many other companies soared‚ Greetings’ stock price remained flat. As a result of a heated 2007 shareholders’ meeting‚ the president of Greetings‚ Robert Burns‚ came under pressure from shareholders to grow Greetings’ stock value. As a consequence of this pressure‚ in 2008 Mr
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70‚000 units 80‚000 units 90‚000 units Sales $1‚400‚000 $1‚600‚000 $1‚800‚000 Cost of goods sold 840‚000 960‚000 1‚080‚000 Gross profit on sales $560‚000 $640‚000 $720‚000 Operating expenses ($90‚000 fixed) 370‚000 410‚000 450‚000 Operating income $190‚000 $230‚000 $270‚000 Income taxes (30% of operating income) 57‚000 69‚000 81‚000 Net income $133‚000 $161‚000 $189‚000 Assume that the cost of goods sold and variable operating expenses vary directly with sales and the income taxes remain
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introduced. However‚ there have been issues associated with the efficiency and effectiveness of the same. Rampant leakages and corruption have made many of the schemes and programs dysfunctional. Direct Cash Transfer to the poor has been aimed to mitigate these malaises. Need for Direct cash Transfer: Recent studies by the Planning Commission have shown that the Public Distribution System has become so inefficient that 58% of the subsidized grains do not reach the targeted group and almost
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ACC 497 Final Exam Copy this link to your browser and download http://www.finalexamguide.com/ACC-497-Final-Exam-336.htm 1) The uniform law‚ issued in 1984 by the Committee on Corporate Laws of the American Bar Association‚ that regulates the formation‚ operation‚ and termination of corporations is 2) Which of the following statements is true? 3) Which of the following statements is true? 4) What effect would a decrease in interest rates by the Federal Reserve most likely have
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INTRODUCTION to E-cash payment system With the onset of the Information Age‚ our nation is becoming increasingly dependent upon network communications. Computer-based technology is significantly impacting our ability to access‚ store‚ and distribute information. Among the most important uses of this technology is electronic commerce: performing financial transactions via electronic information exchanged over telecommunications lines. Most electronic commerce involves the exchange of money for
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Role and Functions of Law Grace N. Lockhart LAW/421 July 31‚ 2012 Sherry Goodrum Role and Functions of Law In week one the objectives were to define the functions of law in society and to define the role of law in business. Law in society is the regulation of social behavior. Laws play an essential role in the success of society and businesses. Laws in which a society operates efficiently regulate most social behavior. Laws are an essential part of any successful society. This includes
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