Caz Polymedica(A) Q: Explain difference between an asset and an expense A: Assets are resources controlled by the entity as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected into next accounting periods. Expenses are costs related to running the business‚ in order to earn revenues. An "expense" is that economic portion of an asset that has been used up within the accounting period. Q: Explain the role of advertising in the company’s customer acquisition strategy
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CASE STUDY: PolyMedica Corporation (A) Northwood University DeVos Graduate School of Management September 17‚ 2012 PROBLEM STATEMENT PolyMedica’s method of capitalizing direct-response advertising expenditures rather than expensing the cost is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and has caused concern for investors who are questioning the legitimacy of this practice. ANALYSIS
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In Favor of the Death Penalty Many state legislatures are abolishing the death penalty; but without it‚ can justice ever really be carried out for murderers? In this essay I will argue in favor of the death penalty. My main argument will be that the death penalty is imperative to carrying out justice in regard to murderers. Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative defends this position stating "Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal
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frustration” (West‚ 2016). Purposely Congress is doing the opposite of what many citizens believe they are doing about immigrants entering the country illegally. This suggests that Congress is protecting illegal immigrants‚ and as such are in support immigration; if Congress is going to continue to allow this to happen more needs to be done to protect their rights to prevent people from taking advantage. While some vote in favor of immigration there are others that
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An expense is normally incurred by a firm to generate sales‚ e.g. promotional expenses which are selling expenses which are directly related to the generation of sales. Most of the expenses normally form a part of operating expenses and are included in ‘cost of sales’. It may either be raw materials‚ labor‚ etc.‚ or capitalized assets which are either depreciated or amortized over a period of time. These are known as matching costs. The other types of costs are ‘period costs’ which are mostly mentioned
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Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Aletha F 4/1/12 Direct-to-Consumer Advertising Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drugs has become common place in today’s society. Every household with a television is aware of DTC advertising as they interrupt their nightly programs. Every national magazine or local newspaper offers advertising on the latest drug remedy for what ails us. This multi-media approach is relatively new for pharmaceutical companies as previously such efforts were
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prescription drugs; New Zealand and United States. In United States‚ according to “What you should know about direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs‚” the FDA first proposed the regulation of drug advertising in 1963. Moreover‚ in the 1970s‚ the Supreme Court recognized that the first amendment‚ freedom of speech‚ supports this idea. However‚ in 1983‚ the FDA requested an intentional suspension on DTC advertising due to not having enough policy regarding advertisements‚ but in 1985‚ the ban
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fetus is considered viable between the twenty-third and twenty-fourth week of pregnancy. A person’s age is not calculated from the date of conception‚ and unfortunately fetuses still developing in the womb are not counted as part of the US Census (“what”) According to the landmark case‚ Roe v. Wade‚ when the Fourteenth Amendment refers to a “person” this reference is not encompassing unborn children
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Assess the arguments in favor of the greater use of direct democracy in the UK. There are both positives and negative for the UK government using a greater amount of direct democracy in the way they govern. A direct democracy involves every citizen voting on every issue. I will explore these positives and negatives in this text. At the moment we have a mixed use of democratic systems in the UK‚ however we are mainly based on a representative democracy‚ and a participatory democracy. This is because
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whether or not the Electoral College accurately portrays the views of the American people‚ or if the so-called “convoluted” system is even necessary. Critics of the Electoral College believe we should simply abolish it and move on to a direct popular vote system‚ but what many of these critics do not realize is that the Electoral College is a facet to the framework of the American government. It was written into the U.S. Constitution due to concerns about a nationwide election becoming a maelstrom of
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