ISSN 1799-2591 Theory and Practice in Language Studies‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 10‚ pp. 1388-1393‚ October 2011 © 2011 ACADEMY PUBLISHER Manufactured in Finland. doi:10.4304/tpls.1.10.1388-1393 Structure-based vs. Task-based Syllabus: The Effect of Type of Syllabus on Listening Comprehension Ability of Iranian University Students Leila Mahmoudi Faculty of Languages and Linguistics‚ University of Malaya (UM)‚ 50603‚ Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia Email: leilamahmoudi1979@yahoo.com Seyed Yasin Yazdi Amirkhiz
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ACCOUNTING-BASED EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AND REAL ACTIVITIES MANIPULATION A Dissertation Presented to The Academic Faculty by Wei Yu In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Management Georgia Institute of Technology August 2008 Copyright 2008 by Wei Yu 3327682 Copyright 2008 by Yu‚ Wei All rights reserved 2008 3327682 ACCONTING-BASED EARNINGS MANAGEMENT AND REAL ACTIVITIES MANIPULATION Approved by: Dr
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Merit pay is any salary increase in an employee pay based on the performance of the employee . A bonus is not considered to be merit pay because this is a one time thing and merit pay becomes a part of the employee’s salary. I think this award is a great idea‚ this allows the employee to know their efforts of achieving their company’s goals has not gone unnoticed. This gives employees the incentive to want to learn more and continue to perform well in order to keep receiving their pay raise.
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CASE 2 Cash Flow Estimation and Risk Analysis Robert Montoya‚ Inc. Robert Montoya‚ Inc.‚ is a leading producer of wine in the United States. The firm was founded in 1960 by Robert Montoya‚ an Air Force veteran who had spent several years in France both before and after World War II. This experience convinced him that California could produce wines that were as good as or better than the best France had to offer. Originally‚ Robert Montoya sold his wine to wholesalers for distribution
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occurring 1 year from now. If the required return is 9 percent‚ what is the value of the investment? What would the value be if the payments occurred for 40 years? For 75 years? Forever? 2. Calculating Annuity Cash Flows. If you put up $25‚000 today in exchange for a 7.9 percent‚ 12year annuity‚ what will the annual cash flow be? 3. Calculating Perpetuity Values. Dawa Financial is trying to sell you an investment policy that will pay you and your heirs $35‚000 per year forever. If the required rate
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Equity Valuation: Discounted Cash Flow and Residual Income Models Introduction Valuation plays a very important role when companies are trying to increase their value‚ raise money‚ acquire another firm or sell a subsidiary‚ also when a company decides to go public. Managers‚ investors and shareholders need to have the most accurate and reliable information in order to make decisions‚ that is why valuation is a fundamental exercise in corporate finance. It is pretty evident that whatever
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There are several differences between cost-based pricing and value-based pricing. In this essay we will consider a few of them. Value-based pricing is based on the customer’s perception of value rather than the seller’s cost as the key. Cost-based pricing is based on the product. A company comes up with an idea of what they think would be a good product and sets the price after considering all the production costs plus a target profit. (Kotler‚ Armstrong‚ 2008‚ p. 285‚ 286) Instead of starting
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1. A company needs to elect 10 directors. A shareholder owns 80 shares. What is the maximum number of votes that he or she can cast for a favorite candidate under (10 points) a. Straight voting? 80 b. Cumulative voting? 80*10 = 800 2. “If the efficient-market hypothesis is true‚ the pension fund manager might as well select a portfolio by throwing darts at the Wall Street Journal.” Explain why this is not so. (10 points) This strategy does not consider risk. 3. The NuPress Valet Company
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Group-based antenatal care is a form of care for pregnant mothers that exist in different countries like United States of America‚ Australia and European countries. This approach came with the current trend toward patient centered care (Thielen‚ 2012). The first initiation of group based antenatal care was from USA in early 1970 (Wedin‚ Molin‚ & Crang Svalenius‚ 2010). Centering pregnancy is one model of group-based antennal care was started by Schindler- Rising in early 1990s (Wedin‚ Molin‚ & Crang
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parts of the country and globally as well. Target Users and Beneficiaries : The proposed system will benefit the entire Blessed Elena Academy community‚ who will have easier access to the school. Other viewers will also have a better idea of what to gain from this institution as far as it’s core values and graduate attributes are concerned. Software Description and Scope and Limitation : The website will cover the entire school information. It uses Adobe Flash Pro 3.0 software application
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