BALANCE OF TRADE AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS – An Introduction The balance of payments account indicates a systematic record of all export incomes and import payments of a country during any year. Any import from abroad has to be paid for. On the other hand‚ any export will bring money flow into the country. If we subtract the total value of the imported commodities from the total value of the exported commodities of a country‚ what we obtain is called the ‘Balance of Trade’ of the country. If the
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advantage. David Ricardo worked in the early part of the 19th century. He realized that absolute advantage was very limited case of a more general theory. Comparative advantage may help country use free trade to win maximum productivity and maximum profit. For example‚ Portugal can produce both wine and wheat more cheaply than England. Portugal has an absolute
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this topic. INTRODUCTION This internal assessment focuses on the impact of technology on accounting. Accounting is the systematic process of collecting‚ recording‚ classifying‚ analysing and communicating financial information. Traditionally‚ accounts were prepared manually using ledgers‚ cashbooks etc. However in recent years‚ technology has played an increasingly important role in accounting and has changed the accounting systems. This has brought with it solutions to previous problems associated
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“Balance” One fine evening‚ while walking to my friend’s place enjoying the beautiful climate & cool breeze‚ making one to be there walking or standing still to enjoy it‚ I saw a group of kids riding their bicycles like a gang & roaming. A huge van came in the opposite direction‚ which meant they had to make space‚ which they have been occupying so far‚ for the monster vehicle. Due to sudden change of course or rough terrain‚ one of the kids lost his balance & fell to the safe side
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The Economics of White-Collar Crime: An Economic Analysis of Insider Trading in Canada Introduction In the past decade‚ white-collar crime such as illegal insider trading‚ banking fraud‚ ponzi schemes‚ corporate embezzlement and political money laundering has reached an all-time high. In North America alone‚ respected and highly influential individuals such as Martha Stewart‚ Bernie Madoff‚ and Conrad Black have been prosecuted for their crimes and companies such as Fannie Mae and AIG were
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Non-Profit vs. For-Profit The main difference between non-profit and for profit healthcare organizations are; Non-profit hospitals don’t need to pay property‚ sales or income taxes and receive grants from the government and through donations. They were designed to provide discounted fees for service or no fee to those in the surrounding communities with limited to no funds for healthcare‚ basically the poor or those who fall within the guidelines of those below poverty level. The tax exemptions
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venue of block order trades to a high-frequency trading spot of smaller and medium size orders‚ dark pools are now being questioned for their initial purpose and if their presence is lowering the market quality. Dark pool trading occurs when the client is submitting an order or a buy without stating his side‚ nor the size and price of the share. Therefore‚ he makes an anonymous bit or ask. The pre-trade information opacity leads to easier trading with less liquid stock and moderate prices. In general
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sale of their firm’s stock‚ within two business days following the date of the trade. This information‚ once reported to the SEC‚ is subsequently made available to the public almost immediately‚ allowing outsiders to see exactly how insiders are trading. When insiders trade based on material non-public information and earn abnormal returns‚ it is a violation of the strong form of the Efficient Market Hypothesis‚ which itself is not backed by any significant empirical evidence. However‚ if outsiders
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States Health System Strengths Professor Rodriguez Introduction For-profit hospitals provide a service to make a profit which is returned first to organizations and then to their shareholders. Non-profit hospitals exist first to provide a service and second to accumulate assets which are returned to the hospital ’s community in the form of additional services (Consumers Union‚ 1998). Johns Hopkins Hospital is non-profit healthcare organization that provides many service to the Baltimore community
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Question 3-3 If a “typical” firm reports $20 million of retained earnings on its balance sheet‚ could its directors declare a $20 million cash dividend without having any qualms about what they were doing? Explain your answer. Its directors could declare a $20 million cash dividend without having any qualms about what they were doing‚ because retained earnings may not held as cash. Retained earnings represent the cumulative total of all earnings kept by the company during its life. Therefore‚ $20
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