Using a format similar to the spreadsheets in this chapter‚ develop a spreadsheet that summarizes this project’s cash flow‚ assuming a four-year useful life after the project is developed. Compute the present value of the cash flows‚ using an interest rate of 9%. What is the NPV for this project? What is the ROI for this project? What is the break-even point? Should this project be accepted by the approval committee? SOLUTION As the numbers indicate‚ this would not be an economically feasible project
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The Roaring Twenties is traditionally viewed as an era of great economic prosperity driven by the introduction of a wide array of new consumer goods. The North American economy‚ particularly the economy of the US‚ transitioned from a wartime economy to a peacetime economy; the economy subsequently boomed. The United States augmented its standing as the richest country in the world‚ its industry aligned to mass production and its society acculturated into consumerism. In Europe‚ the economy did not
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"The struggle for women’s rights‚ and the task of creating a new United Nations‚ able to promote peace and the values which nurture and sustain it‚ are one and the same. Today more than ever the cause of women is the cause of all humanity." Secretary General Boutros BoutrosGhali Iraq continues to show discrimination against women’s rights and gender bias by creating a bill that would lower the age of marriage for girls from age thirteen to age nine.
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In the 1600s‚ when America was a mysterious land inhabited by even more mysterious people‚ a handful of brave souls ventured to this strange new world. These brave souls were known as the Puritans. This special group of people sought refuge in America to practice their religion freely‚ without the ‘corruption of the church’ back in their homeland. Puritans believed that the law‚ economy and social lives of the people should be completely controlled by their one God. These Puritans had a strong developmental
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Best Practices in Implementing Work-Life Balance Programs Srirang Jha Apeejay School of Management‚ New Delhi E-mail: sjha.asm@gmail.com Swarn Kant Mishra Footwear Design & Development Institute‚ Noida E-mail: mishra.swarnkant@gmail.com Abstract Work-life balance programs are important for contemporary organizations not only for ensuring long-term wellbeing and good health of the employees but also to attain long-term competitiveness. There have been a number of researches establishing relationship
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Zhao 1 James Zhao Mrs. Wallin AP English 2/25/13 The Adoption of Modernism in T S Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” Modernism first emerged in America as a brand new type of literature in the early years of twentieth century. After the First World War and the Great Depression‚ Western world was looking for a kind of life different from traditional one‚ easier‚ faster‚ more technological‚ and more convenient. Fortunately‚ modernist movement came into sight by then and answered all
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Lawrence Kohlberg (1927-1987) New York‚ USA Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development. Kohlberg focused his development of moral judgment in children and adults using the cognitive development approach based on Piaget’s theories. His primary concern with moral development is believed to be central to education and has ground roots as far back as Plato’s Socrates dialogues around the question of whether virtue is taught‚ comes with practice of whether it is a natural aptitude or instinct.
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most drastic changes came in the last 50 – 60 years. Communication has changed from people struggling to communicate over long distances to now we can virtually talk to anyone at any corner of the Earth. But it was not the same always‚ during 1950’s and 60’s was the era of revolution of communication i.e. such as telephonic answering machines created by Bell Laboratories and Western Electronics. Even though it was not affordable for most of the people and telephonic communication was also not possible
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The Forever changing Events of the 1950’s -1990’s Throughout the last fifty years there are many events that significantly shaped who we are today and changed America’s future greatly. Throughout these decades the American experience has greatly varied. There were several wars such as the Cold War‚ Vietnam War‚ and the Gulf War all which took its own toll on the American people and their economy. The civil rights movement‚ protest‚ and demonstrations throughout the decades
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Comparison Between Plato´s Allegory and Today´s Time Can you imagine the relationship between old works of philosophers and today’s world? Could you imagine how it would be if you discovered that the world you think you live in is not exactly what you think? Or the things you see are not exactly what you see? The Allegory of the Cave by Plato represents an extended metaphor; a figure of speech in which a phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest
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