Introduction There are many things one can measure in a business; from production costs; employee absenteeism; budget variances; waste; customer satisfaction; business unit performance‚ the list could go on and on‚ however how are these measurements relevant and how do they add to business performance‚ does simply measuring something mean you can influence it? “If you can’t measure it you can’t manage it” has been stated by more than one influential business or academic expert; Deming‚ Drucker
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The decline of the societal and cultural values during 1960s can be seen through Joyce Carol Oates’‚ “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” The story‚ which narrates the fatal destiny of fifteen year old Connie‚ shows the rise of a pop-culture/music guided society‚ it also shows the rise of the sexual revolution and the disregard for women‚ and the negligence of parents at the time. In the story the devil is represented by ARNOLD FRIEND‚ who at the end of the story seduces Connie into her own
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Analyzing Data Using Pivot Tables – An Example Remember assignment 5 where you were asked to compare Invoice amounts to Sales Order amounts? You had to create a query to join together 2 tables from an Access database. If the results of that query had been downloaded into an Excel file (a simple thing to do)‚ you could have used the Excel file and a Pivot table to help in the analysis. Before you try to follow this example‚ you should learn as much as you can about Pivot Tables from Microsoft’s
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Innocent‚ young‚ naïve; this is how Connie was at her age of fifteen. She liked the attention boys gave her and how it made her feel. A man named Arnold Friend‚ whose much older than her‚ has stalked Connie and wants to convince her to go for a ride in his car. Connie doesn’t notice the man’s older features and this causes her young mind to contemplate going with Arnold in his car. Connie is more conflicted with herself‚ she battles to make the right choices
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therefore isolated from the rest of the city)‚ as shown in the bottom of the photograph‚ it will likely have contributed issues such as poor sanitation – whilst also suffered from lack of resources (given its lack of integration with the rest of the city). Whilst there is evidence of poorly-built housing (indicated by the metal roofing of most of the shacks)‚ it would also seem that there has been some effort of redevelopment. Indicated by the high rise flats in the background‚ introducing the formation
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thought to be‚ the world crumbles into pieces‚ but how does it happen? Joyce Carol Oates portrays an amazing detailed moment of theft of chastity‚ or at least what is left of it‚ in "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been?" With symbolic imagery‚ major bibliomancy‚ and extreme personal conflict Oates easily manages to get her point across of the complete loss of innocence. A constant image that is brought to the reader’s creative thoughts is colors. The “convertible jalopy painted gold” (Lit 326)
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18. Curtis Toy Manufacturing Company is evaluating the extension of credit to a new group of customers. Although these customers will provide $240‚000 in additional credit sales‚ 12 percent are likely to be uncollectible. The company will also incur $21‚000 in additional collection expense. Production and marketing costs represent 72 percent of sales. The company is in a 30 percent tax bracket and has a receivables turnover of six times. No other asset buildup will be required to service the new
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Qualitative Analysis Lab Solubility Data Table Cations | Ag+ | Pb2+ | Cu2+ | Ni2+ | Ba2+ | NaCl | White ppt‚ AgCl(soluble in 12M HCl‚ soluble in sln of good complexing agent‚ 6M NH3) | White ppt‚ PbCl2(soluble in hot water‚ soluble in 12M HCl‚ soluble in sln of xs NaOH) | Soluble – no ppt | Soluble – no ppt | Soluble – no ppt | Na2CO3 | White ppt‚ Ag2CO3(soluble in 6M HCl‚ soluble in sln of good complexing agent) | White ppt‚ PbCO3(soluble in 6M HCl‚ soluble in sln of good complexing agent)
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Are You Going Where Have You Been?” In the story‚ repetition and strands of music take on a role of a character for Connie‚ offering a safe haven for a troubled girl. Throughout the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?”‚ Oates uses the element of strands and repetition of music to create a safe haven for Connie in which she can escape. The theme from a 1950’s song “It’s all Over Now‚ Baby Blue.” By Bob Dylan connects to the theme of escaping from “Where Are You Going? Where have you
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Production and Cost Analysis Please read this article and answer the questions keeping in mind the information we have covered in the textbook: Fundamentals of Managerial Economics by Mark Hirschey (at least a good paragraph for each question) Article #1: Supersizing Hits Freight World By JENNIFER LEVITZ AUGUST 15‚ 2010‚ The Wall Street Journal When Kraft Foods Inc. packs trucks with weighty items such as jars of Miracle Whip and pouches of Capri Sun juice‚ 40% of the rigs must leave the loading
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