1. How has the convenience-store concept evolved in the United States. A company called Southland Ice Company found 7-Eleven in Dallas‚ Texas in 1927. They initially started by selling ice blocks that were used to refrigerate food in homes. Later‚ an employee at one of the stores started offering common essential groceries such as milk‚ bread‚ and eggs on Sundays. Customers valued the convenience of this since regular grocery stores were closed for the weekend. As this become popular‚ the stores
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ACTG 351 HW #2 (Long-term Assets) 1. At January 1‚ the balances in Equipment and Accumulated Depreciation were $1‚021‚500 and $189‚900‚ respectively. At December 31 after adjusting entries‚ the balances were $1‚125‚900 and $452‚700‚ respectively. During the year‚ $148‚500 of equipment was acquired and equipment with a book value of $25‚200 was sold. What was Depreciation Expense for the year? Equipment 1‚021‚500 148‚500 1‚125‚900 Plug A Accumulated Depreciation 189‚900 Plug B Dep Exp 452‚700 Plug
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Situation A: The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ensures that full time employees are able to preserve their jobs in the event that they must take extended amounts of time off for medical or family care. In reviewing the details in Situation A‚ it appears that the employer did not violate the Family Medical Leave Act. In order to qualify for protection under FMLA‚ the employee must meet specific criteria. First‚ the employee must a full time employee that has worked for the employer a minimum of
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much its customers might buy many months in the future‚ while Zara moves in step with its customers. Unlike other retailers‚ Zara’s machinery can react to the report immediately and produce a response in terms of a new style or a modification within 2-4 weeks. Many other retailers have such long supply chain lead times that for them it would seem a lost cause those to even try and respond to sales report. In order to collect data‚ they also visit university campuses‚ discos and other venues to observe
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Case study # 2: The apple of your “I” This case study will describe why Apple Inc. is a very successful company and has become the second largest public company in the world. It all started in the 1980’s when Apple started producing home computers. This helped those who were full-time students and workers by also producing a particular computer‚ the Macintosh computer. However‚ in 1985 Steve Jobs lost against the Apple board‚ and because of the unfortunate negative outcome of the meeting‚ Steve
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Globalization of Wal-Mart Ye Myint Tun California Mirama University Case Study 1: Globalization of Wal-Mart Please refer to the Mini-Case 9.1‚ “The Globalization of Wal-Mart” on page 251 and answer the following questions: 1. Why has Wal-Mart viewed international expansion as a critical part of its strategy? International expansion is different from the domestic expansion because geography areas‚ culture‚ tradition‚ behaviors and characteristics of the consumers are not similar‚ thus
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Case Study.. 2.. KNOW HOW TO RESPOND TO SUSPECTED OR ALLEGED ABUSE. 1. Explain what Actions to take if you have suspicions that Mr & Mrs J is being abused (2.1) It Is my role of duty of care to Safeguard Individuls from harm. All employees should report any concerns of abused they have. These might include evidence or suspicions of bad practice by colleagues and managers‚ Or abuse by another individual‚ Another worker or an individual’s family or friends‚ If you do not work in this way‚ You
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FI 512 Week 2 Answer Key Chapter 3 1. [Business Organization and Intellectual Property] Phil Young‚ founder of the Pedal Pushers Company‚ has developed several prototypes of a pedal replacement for children’s bicycles. The Pedal Pusher will replace existing bicycle pedals with an easy release stirrup to help smaller children hold their feet on the pedals. The Pedal Pusher will glow in the dark and will provide a musical sound as the bicycle is pedaled. Phil plans to purchase materials
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Case Study 2: Hacking into Harvard Naugie Pratt Unit 2 October 2‚ 2012 Case Study 2: Hacking into Harvard Summary of Events: This case involves students who have applied to MBA programs‚ who stumbled across an opportunity to learn of their results early‚ information that had been obtained via message board. Anyone who has ever applied for admission to a prestigious college‚ or who has been interview for a desired job knows the feeling of playing the “wait game”. However in this case
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