[pic] Retail Loss Prevention: Doing more with Analytics February 2009 DRAFT Abstract T he retail industry is in the middle of an unprecedented economic crisis. All retailers are trying to figure out how to cut costs‚ retain customers‚ conserve cash and more importantly stay in business. Recently‚ the National Retail Federation (NRF) polled readers of its SmartBrief asking them what was on top of their mind. Loss Prevention (LP) came in second only to the overall economy! It is no surprise
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costs Labor costs of assembly-line workers $110‚000 – Direct labor Sales commissions $35‚000 – Period costs Factory supplies used $13‚000 – Direct materials Salaries paid to sales clerks $50‚000 – Period costs (b) Explain the basic difference in accounting for product costs and period costs. Product costs are manufacturing costs‚ direct components‚ direct labor and manufacturing overhead‚ do not become expenditures until the company sells inventory. Period costs are non-manufacturing costs‚ including
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“I Have a Dream” Speech Analysis Martin Luther King Jr.’s‚ “I Have a Dream” speech is noted as one of the greatest speeches of all time. This is because of his use of rhetorical appeals and rhetorical devices. His use of ethos‚ the use of credibility or believability‚ is used when he says‚ “America has given the negro people a bad check which has come back marked insufficient funds.” MLK‚ being an African-American and not growing up in the best of households was able to relate to this‚ as it was
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Before David Walker’s Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World during the 1800’s‚ there had not been any other type of anti-slavery documents published. Although the Appeal is directed to black slaves‚ its powerful moral message and indictment of white America’s hypocritical society and oppressive‚ brutal system of slavery is a moral message that resonates to all audiences‚ including whites. Walker’s Appeal calls for slaves to rebel against their masters as the means of reacquiring their humanity
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Why would users rely on financial statements? What is an example of a financial measure that an external user might use? What is an example of a financial measure that an internal user might use? Users rely on financial statements to gauge the strength and outlook of companies. Others understand that. One would want that company to make money for them when they invest. If companies didn’t make money for you there would be no reason to buy stocks and no reason the price of a stock would ever
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The lecture last night discussed accrual accounting concepts such as timing issues‚ and the basics of adjusting entries. The discussion went into more detail on periodicity assumption and how accounting divides the economic life of a business into artificial time periods. These time periods are generally a month‚ a quarter‚ or a year‚ now whether it is a fiscal year or a calendar year that is determined by the company itself. The lecture then reviews the revenue recognition principle which expects
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There would never be anyone quite like my aunt and her passing became another devastating loss in our household once again. My father‚ who was my financial supporter‚ lost his job in 2008 and I had to transition myself into being a full-time student and a full-time employee. I made commitments to several school activities and I was trying to
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To Whom It May Concern‚ This letter is written in an attempt to appeal my academic probation and allow me to receive financial aid so I can continue my college education. During 2007 and 2008 my grades were poor. The cause is no less than my own fault‚ but I believe the circumstances I faced led my focus away from my education. In the spring of 2007 my father suffered a heart attack. This event sent my world into a spiral. I continued school as best I could and helped my mother take care of
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In this leaflet I will describe the law of negligence and occupier’s liability‚ economic loss and psychiatric loss. Negligence is when somebody has a duty of care and that duty is breached. Negligence is split into 3 parts. Duty of Care In certain situations‚ a duty of care is owed to another person. For example‚ a surgeon owes a duty of care to whoever they operate on. The existence of a duty of care is established by the Neighbour Test which was brought in by Lord Aitken after the Donoghue
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Project: Appeals Process Paper University name here Your name here CJS/220 09/99/2012 Instructors name here What is an appeal? An appeal is a process which assists defendants from wrongful incarceration‚ (What are Appeal Courts for? 2004). An Appeal if successful allows the higher court to over-turn a lower court’s decision. An appeal is also a defendant’s way of challenging the court’s decision. In the Criminal Justice system‚ an appeal takes
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