1. Why are Microsoft‚ Intel‚ and other leading for profit companies interested in low-cost computers for the developing world? In 2005‚ Nicholas Negroponte‚ the founder of MIT’s Media Labs‚ announced the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program at the World Economic Forum. The concept was simple and appealing. Innovate a $100 laptop and distribute it to children in the developing world’s governments. The vision was for bridging the digital divide between developed and developing nations. The OLPC was
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The Cost of Capital 1 Background As investors desire to obtain the best/highest return on their investments in securities such as shares (Equity) and loans to companies such as debentures (Debt)‚ these returns are costs to the companies paying these Dividends (on equity) and Interest (on Debts)! It all depends on the perspective from which we chose to view the calculation (are we Earning or Paying?) Companies MUST consider the cost of financing they receive in the form of equity or debt if they
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COST ANALYSIS OBJECTIVES INTRODUCTION MEANING DEFINITIONS TYPES OF COSTS MONETARY COSTS REAL COSTS OPPORTUNITY COSTS ECONOMIC COSTS ACCOUNTING COSTS INCREMENTAL COSTS SUNK COSTS FUTURE COSTS PRIVATE‚ EXTERNAL AND SOCIAL COSTS FIXED / SUPPLEMENTARY / OVERHEAD COSTS VARIABLE / PRIME COSTS REPLACEMENT COSTS PRODUCTION COSTS SELLING COSTS CONTROLLABLE COSTS DIRECT COSTS INDIRECT COSTS SHORT RUN COSTS CURVES LONG RUN COSTS CURVES OBJECTIVES To understand the meaning of cost. To discuss different types
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Chapter 1INTRODUCTION Rationale Since the coming of the new generation‚ the computer technology has leveled up. Mostly everything now is assisted by a computer. No wonder why everyone wants to learn in using computers. Computers became a needs to our daily lives‚ but since not everyone has enough money to buy one‚ some people have made it easier for those who cannot afford it by building computer shops. These computer shops are often located to accessible places‚ trying to adjust where they can
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and allows for high customer retention. To estimate lead time we looked to the average lot size‚ and then compared it to average demand‚ which gave us a lead time 0.25/Month (1 week). Finally‚ we calculated R based on the monthly production cycle associated with the Steelworks factory. The above noted assumptions allowed us to estimate monthly expected inventory per month‚ and compare it to the actual inventory held per month (Exhibit 3). As depicted in Exhibit 4‚ Steelworks is inaccurately matching
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Prime cost. | B | Conversion cost. | C | Period cost. | D | Nonmanufacturing cost. | 2. | Prime cost and conversion cost share what common element of total cost? | A | Direct materials. | B | Direct labor. | C | Variable overhead. | D | Variable overhead. | 3. | On the Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured‚ the final Cost of Goods Manufactured figure represents: | A | the amount of cost charged to Work in Process during the period. | B | the amount of cost transferred
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greater regulatory control by provincial and regency governments. Despite these changes in ownership and regulatory control‚ Indonesia‘s coal industry expanded during the Localization period at a still impressive‚ albeit slower‚ growth rate of 12 percent per year. In 2005‚ against all odds‚ Indonesia became the world‘s largest exporter of steam coal with total coal exports of 117 mt of steam coal against ―runner-up‖ Australia‘s 115 mt. In 2009‚ Indonesia‘s exports of steam coal had increased to 176.39 mt
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have done above is a “full-cost” analysis. This is in contrast to a “direct-cost” analysis that ignores overhead costs. Is full cost the right metric for job profitability and customer profitability? What assumptions are we making about the variability of overhead costs when we do a “full-cost” analysis? By allocating the overhead costs to jobs and customers there is an implicit assumption that these are variable with the cost driver. In reality‚ some of the overhead costs are fixed‚ at least in the
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Park football team under the lights no matter what. Weather‚ distance‚ and access to a vehicle never stood in my way. Each player was a role model for me‚ and I wanted to be just like them. In my younger years of playing‚ I was just known as the “average” football player; I was slightly above “bad” but slightly below “good”. As I grew older‚ I started to talk to varsity football players‚ and I asked them about their own experiences. I wanted to know what they were like when they were my age and how
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constant of tetraamminecopper(II)‚ Kf‚ with different methods and which experimental method produces more accurate result. One was electrochemistry using a Daniel cell and the other one was spectrometry by estimating concentration of complex solution using a calibration curve. The formation constant of cupric ammine complex Cu(NH3)42+‚ Kf‚ came out with 1.93x10^15 using electrochemical cell method and 9.79x10^12 using spectrophotometer method. Considering the literature value of Kf is around 4.8x10^12
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