THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF PAKISTAN Foundation Examinations Autumn 2009 September 10‚ 2009 FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH Module A Q.1 (a) (MARKS 100) (3 hours) State whether the underlined words in the following sentences are adjectives‚ adverbs or none of these. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii) (ix) (x) The French town has an interesting history. Akram said that he was sincerely sorry for misusing the tax fund. He ran fast. This is a fast car. You don’t look well today
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INDIA – SIZE AND LOCATION 1 I ndia is one of the ancient civilisations in the world. It has achieved multi-faceted socioeconomic progress during the last five decades. It has moved forward displaying remarkable progress in the field of agriculture‚ industry‚ technology and overall economic development. India has also contributed significantly to the making of world history. The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30’N) divides the country into almost two equal parts. To the southeast and southwest of the
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Chapter5 4. Explain why you would be more or less willing to buy long-term AT&T bonds under the following circumstances: a. Trading in these bonds increases‚ making them easier to sell. More‚ because if it is easier to sell bond this means that liquidity of bonds increase. b. You expect a bear market in stocks(stock prices are expected to decline) More because these bonds’s expected return will increase compared to stocks. c. Brokerage commission on stocks fall Less because the
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Question #2-Define the supply chains for the following products from the first source of raw materials to the first customer. A) Big Mac‚ B) Gasoline‚ C) Automobile repair‚ D) A Text book. Supply chain‚ its management‚ performance measures and improvement approaches. As an extension of the systems point of view‚ the system dynamics inherent in the supply chain are illustrated and the coordination in the supply chain is emphasized. Five areas where measurement of supply chain performance should
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to represent cash the way plastic cards have. The idea of using a card to make purchases was first drawn by EDWARD BELLEMY in 1887.The US was the first country to launch it in the early 1990s .It was Diners Club International ‚the first independent credit card company in the world and the American Express which have changed the way cards were used. They developed it into tangible business phenomenon. In India‚ the concept of plastic money caught on in the late1980s only after private sector banking
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M1 Explain how trends affect the event‚ conference and exhibitions environment. In this assignment‚ I will explain how trends affect the event‚ conference and exhibitions environment. Trends : Popularity of unusual venues Events In the recent years unusual venues are starting to become popular for events‚ such as wedding‚ parties and other ceremonies. For example‚ theme parks such as Thorpe Park and even Zoos are being used for wedding rather than a traditional
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Responsibilities of the different levels of government European Parliament Current Had of the European Parliament: Martin Schulz Responsibilities: The European commission has 32 departments and 11 services named on the European Commissions’ website. “The Commission is divided into several departments and services. The departments are known as Directorates-General (DGs). On this page‚ each DG is classified according to the policy it deals with.” (EC‚ 2014) List of some EU Departments: Agriculture
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Ideal family size Comment on each of the reasons the writers gives for people having children. The reasons are : 1. “That it would benefit the child” In my opinion it would only benefit the child if he gets to enjoy the fun things about life. In some sad cases‚ it can also benefit the child if the parents have insurance the child can use the money for furthering their education or advancing there self. 2. “To increase the world’s total happiness” I don’t think that it increases the world
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include and explanation of the following: Free trade Barriers to Trade (Embargoes‚ Quotas and Tariffs) Economic Blocs (EU‚ European Monetary Union and WTO) For the merit you will need to build on this description and analyse the purpose of these methods that promote and restrict international trade Task 3 – In this final part of the report you must assess the possible impact of problems posed by operating in international markets. You may want to consider the following: Diseconomies of scale Quality
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witnessed that be it big brands like Versace‚ D&G‚ and Gucci or a local brand such as Primark‚ everyone wants their media agencies to hire models that are size zero and very few brands have slightly bigger sized women to endorse their product. Seemingly when the question comes to sanction a new product or a new launch arises‚ the media supports size zero models thus influencing the designers creations. While browsing through various fashion magazines I found that the media agrees with Rosalind Coward’s
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