Cost Management or Cost Control In broad sense‚ both the terms have the same meaning. Yet cost management seems to connote broader perspective. Cost control to an un-initiated may mean cutting down the incurrence of cost or expenditure every time or in every situation. In reality it is not always so. In many specific situations‚ many times‚ one has to spend or incur cost in order to gain or make more money. It is in fact like an investment. Cost management sounds better then. Profits Making
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In the Pulitzer Prize winning novel Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies‚ author Jared Diamond offers many different scientific‚ as well as historic‚ reasons for why the events of history unfolded the way they did‚ mainly the question of was there anything specific that lead to Europe becoming the dominate power in the world? Like much of history‚ there is no specific causation that led to European dominance over‚ initially‚ the Americas‚ and then later Africa‚ Australia‚ and parts
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Generally‚ the term cost of production refers to the ‘money expenses’ incurred in the production of a commodity. But money expenses are not the only expenses incurred on the production of a commodity. There are number of services and inputs such as entrepreneurship‚ land‚ capital etc.‚ which are offered by an entrepreneur without changing any price or receiving any payment for them. While computing the total cost of production‚ allowance should be made for such expenses. It is therefore essential
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ASSIGNMENT ON COST CONTROL AND COST FREDUCTION SUBMITTED BY‚ MOHAMMED NAFAISE E.K ROLL NO: 1600 COST CONTROLL & COST REDUCTION COST CONTROL The practice of managing and/or reducing business expenses. Cost controls starts by the businesses identifying what their costs are and evaluate whether those costs are reasonable and affordable .Then if necessary
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Opportunity Cost Scarcity of resources is one of the more basic concepts of economics. Scarcity necessitates trade-offs‚ and trade-offs result in an opportunity cost. While the cost of a good or service often is thought of in monetary terms‚ the opportunity cost of a decision is based on what must be given up (the next best alternative) as a result of the decision. Any decision that involves a choice between two or more options has an opportunity cost. Opportunity cost contrasts to accounting cost in
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This book‚”To Kill a MockingBird”‚ is written by Harper Lee. This book talks about a girl named Scout and how she gets by in life in Maycomb‚ Alabama. One of the themes in this book is inequality in human society. Let’s talk about how the characters interact with each other differently. They sure are interesting. First‚ let’s talk about the inequalities of the main character Scout. She sees herself as a step above the poor and belittles them. A classmate of hers is invited to dinner‚ and she mocks
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Costs of Corrections in the United States Did you know that 23 states prison systems are operating at over 100% capacity? "The increases in drug imprisonment‚ the decrease in releases from prison‚ and the re-incarceration for technical parole violations are leading to significant overcrowding and contribute to the growing costs of prisons. Prisons are stretched beyond capacity‚ creating dangerous and unconstitutional conditions which often result in costly lawsuits. In 2006‚ 40 out of
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opportunity cost. While the cost of a good or service often is thought of in monetary terms‚ the opportunity cost of a decision is based on what must be given up as a result of the decision. Any decision that involves a choice between two or more options has an opportunity cost. Opportunity cost‚ scarcity and trade-off are important in our daily life because it affects us every day in different ways and helps us make better economic choices. To begin with‚ scarcity is a condition when humans have infinitive
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Is the Cost of Education Too High? Education is a human right. At the core of education is the development of societal and individual cultural identity. Education makes people neither tired nor rich and can make all people equal through social justice. Social justice is the precondition for sustainable human development and peaceful coexistence. Every child has the right to an education and every person has a right to satisfy their basic learning needs. However‚ in recent years‚ education
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shelter. Gratification is immediate in my life due to the availability of energy. Public health has created an environment of well being among the general public based on these amenities. However‚ a thought that rarely crossed my mind is what is the cost of my gratification. The realization that my need for comfort is slowly destroying the magnificent planet I live on was shaming‚ shocking‚ and terrifying. The instinct to reject this idea is immediate in myself and‚ I suspect‚ the entire population
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