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    29‚ 2012 Martha Nussbaum: “Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities” Martha C. Nussbaum is the author of the book‚ “Not For Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities.” The book begins by drawing the reader’s attention by explaining the “Silent Crisis.” She describes education in the eyes of the government‚ and in the eyes of the people. There is a connection made between education and the liberal arts. The title of the book‚ “Not For Profit‚” are three simple words that when put

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    000($793‚000+$190‚000). b. The accounting profit in 2010 is $177‚000($970‚000-$793‚000) c. The economic profit in 2010 is $-13‚000($970‚000-$793‚000-$190‚000). d. The owner should not leave his job because the economic profit is negative‚ which means he will earn less if he does his own business. 2. a. The type of agency problem that is involved here is principal-agent problem. Marriott wants to maintain a certain level of quality at all of its hotels‚ but in order to do that it would require capital

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    Projects Edelman Engineering is considering including two pieces of equipment‚ a truck and an overhead pulley system‚ in this year’s capital budget. The projects are independent. The cash outlay for the truck is $17‚100 and that for the pulley system is $22‚430. The firm’s cost of capital is 14%. After-tax cash flows‚ including depreciation‚ are as follows: Year Truck Pulley 1 $5‚100   $7‚500   2 $5‚100 $7‚500 3 $5‚100 $7‚500 4 $5‚100 $7‚500 5 $5‚100 $7‚500 Calculate the IRR‚ the NPV‚ and the

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    n cash STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW - Section -7 Why statements of cash flow? They are required by the IFRS SMEs and they show the cash generating potential of a firm. A profitable firm may lack cash. Cash flow statements show the difference between cash and profit. Objective of Section 7: To explain the historical changes in cash and cash equivalents of an enterprise under the following activities; operating‚ investing and financing activities and changes in cash and cash equivalents.

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    MEANING Profit maximization is the traditional approach and the primary objective of financial management. It implies that every decision relating to business is evaluated in the light of profits. All the decision with respect to new projects‚ acquisition of assets‚ raising capital‚ distributing dividends etc are studied for their impact on profits and profitability. If the result of a decision is perceived to have positive effect on the profits‚ the decision is taken further for implementation

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    Q8-1 The purpose of Debt Service Funds is “to account for and report resources that are restricted‚ committed‚ or assigned to expenditure for principal and interest on general long-term liabilities”. Only general government long-term liabilities that are recorded in the General Long-Term Liabilities are serviced through Debt Service Funds. GAAP requires that a Debt Service Fund be used to account for debt service on general long-term liabilities only if (1)Use of Debt Service Fund is legally

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    the understanding of the accounting double entry system and how these transactions appear on an income statement and a balance sheet as well as to interpret reasons why the cash position for the business does not equal to the profit for the period. By showing the spreadsheet‚ two financial statements and looking into theories of matching principle‚ prepayments and accruals‚ provisions(bad debts and depreciation)‚ it is not hard to distinguish the cash flow from the profit. Content It is vital

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    Lecture Notes on Short-Run Producer Theory and Profit Maximization Lalith Munasinghe Production Functions We begin with a few definitions. Firm: An organization that turns inputs into outputs. Production Function (PF): The mathematical relationship between inputs and outputs. The PF is a technical relationship that specifies how much output can be produced from any possible combination of inputs. Example: an automobile is an output made from a complex combination of a variety of inputs

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    Cash Flows Aleshia Wisch ACC206: Principles of Accounting II Prof. Eric Sumners August 11‚ 2014 ACC 206 Week Assignment 1. Critical Thinking Question: Answer the following questions: Why are noncash transactions‚ such as the exchange of common stock for a building for example‚ included on a statement of cash flows? How are these noncash transactions disclosed? It is important for a company to show what assets they have on hand that can convert to cash. Non cash transactions are disclosed

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    We will now examine the problem of determining price and output levels in alternative market structures. Market structures are categorized in terms of number of firms or the number of sellers present in the market and whether we are considering a homogeneous or differentiable commodity. We will consider four types of market structures: 1. Pure Competition 2. Pure Monopoly 3. Monopolistic Competition 4. Oligopoly Market classifications from the buyer’s angle are‚ 1. Pure Competition

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