How does Lee use details in the passage to show what Maycomb is like? In the passage‚ Lee is describing what the town is like and he says that the town is old and tired. He shows this by saying that the ‘courthouse sagged on the square.’ The verb ‘sagged’ suggests the lack of strength in the courthouse and almost gives the impression that it is almost sinking from the weight. ‘Sagged’ also reminds the readers of old people and how they often can’t stand upright‚ this again reinforces the fact that
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Current Ratio * A liquidity ratio that measures a company’s ability to pay short term obligations. Current Ratio 2011 Current Assets Current Liabilities 35‚343‚809 35‚774‚652 =0.99 The ratio of 0.99: 1 means that for every ringgit of current liabilities‚ Hwa Tai has RM0.99 of current assets. Current Ratio 2010 Current Assets Current Liabilities 36‚746‚539 37‚634‚489 =0.98 * The ratio of 0.98 : 1 means that for every ringgit of current
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Symantec 2011 Annual Report DEAR FELLOW STOCKHOLDERS‚ Symantec ended fiscal 2011 on a strong note‚ as demonstrated by our solid performance against our key financial metrics. I am proud of our team’s execution and our accomplishments over the past few quarters. We have a unique and differentiated portfolio that spans from the endpoint to the data center‚ supporting both virtual and physical environments. We work with individual consumers all the way to the largest organizations in the world
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purpose of using financial model is to analyse and understand the financial situation of business for decision-making. .Finance needs various calculations to get precise information. There are different types of user e.g. managers and owners need the financial model to evaluate the risk and return to make business decisions for the smooth operation‚ Individual investors make logical investment decisions – ‘’Risk aversion’’ and etc.(Wild‚ Subramanyam and Halsey 2009‚34) Excel provided many functions
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INTRODUCTION FINANCIAL SYSTEM: The financial system or the financial sector of any country consists of specialised and non-specialised financial institutions‚ organised and unorganised financial markets‚ financial instruments and services which facilitate the transfer of funds. The economic development of any country depends upon the existence of a well-organised financial system. Meaning of Indian Financial System: The word “System” in the term “Financial System” implies a set of complex
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Accounting and Finance Financial Planning (AF4324) Lecturer: Dr. Allen Ng‚ CFA E-mail: afallen@polyu.edu.hk Office: M507l Role and Purpose This is an introductory course on financial planning and a course that has been recognized by the Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong (IFPHK) as a substitute for Module One in its education program (i.e.‚ those who have passed this course will not be required to take Module One of the education program for Certified Financial Planners). It contributes
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Financial Statements December 18‚ 2012 Financial Statements There are four main types of financial statements in the account world. Each statement has a difference focus and importance. Managers‚ creditors‚ and investors to learn about a company’s financial status and to make decisions about the company use the financial statements. Each financial statement type will briefly be defined and explained in this paper. Also‚ why these statements are of interest to managers‚ creditors‚ and investors
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50 Ways to Improve Your Financial status Along with a fresh start‚ the new year brings uncertainty about changing tax laws‚ growing concern over online privacy and security‚ and challenges for almost every demographic group--even the wealthy‚ who face steep tax increases. To help you get ready to tackle your own money goals for 2013‚ we gathered our best advice from the past 12 months and organized it into 50 bite-size steps: 1. Be a year-round discount shopper Specific holidays used to loom
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Summary Both financial and non financial incentive motivators implemented with or without systematic administrations had different effects on work performance. The authors‚ Stajkovic and Luthans‚ based on their study of a manufacturing company of 7‚000 workers‚ concluded that financial incentive motivator‚ specifically pay for performance‚ had a stronger effect on work performance by increasing it by 37% than non financial incentive motivators‚ namely social recognition and performance feedback
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Lecturer: Dr Lawrence Sim Workshop Timing: 12-3pm (Note: Windows 7) * 1 Executive Summary 3 2 Body 3 2.1 Why create the spreadsheet? 3 2.2 What the spreadsheet says. 4 2.3 The What If Analysis 6 3 Appendices 8 4 Conclusion/Recommendations 9 * Executive Summary The function of this business report is to analyse the data given and give suggested approaches to further improve the business. It includes the analysis of the given data and the recommendations that
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