THE ETHICS OF PRICE GOUGING Matt Zwolinski Abstract: Price gouging occurs when‚ in the wake of an emergency‚ sellers of a certain necessary goods sharply raise their prices beyond the level needed to cover increased costs. Most people think that price gouging is immoral‚ and most states have laws rendering the practice a civil or criminal offense. The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the philosophic issues surrounding price gouging‚ and to argue that the common moral condemnation
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make long-term investments in new product lines‚ new equipment and other assets‚ managers must know the cost of obtaining funds to acquire these assets. The cost associated with different sources of funds is called the cost of capital. . If the business earns more than its cost of capital‚ the market value of the business will increase. Likewise‚ if returns on long-term investments are below the cost of capital‚ market values will decline. Therefore‚ how we manage capital is extremely important to fulfilling
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Chapter 1 Basic Cost Concepts Learning Objectives • To understand the meaning of different costing terms to understand different costing methods • To have a basic idea of different costing techniques • To understand the meaning of cost sheet In order to determine and take a dispassionate view about what lies beneath the surface of accounting figures‚ a financial analyst has to make use of different management accounting techniques. Cost techniques have a precedence over the other
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Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born in Florida‚ Missouri‚ on November 30‚ 1835‚ to John Marshall Clemens‚ (August 11‚ 1798 – March 24‚ 1847)‚ a Virginian by birth‚ and Jane Lampton Clemens (June 18‚ 1803 – October 27‚ 1890) of Missouri. Clemens came from St. Louis on the packet Keokuk in 1854‚ and lived in Muscatine during part of the summer of 1855. The Muscatine newspaper published eight stories which amounted to almost 6‚000 words. He was the sixth of seven children but only three
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IIM Lucknow‚ Noida Campus MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING –II Assignment – II‚ Daniel Dobbins Distillery‚ Inc (Case Analysis) Submitted By: Rahul Srivastava (WMP08034) Vinay Joshi (WMP08045) ANALYSIS Company History * Founded in 1880 in Oakwoods by Daniel Dobbins. * Major product is Old Trailridge Bourbon Whisky * High quality of whisky due to the unusual iron-free spring water used in the distillation process and the specially prepared fire-charred white oak barrels used in the aging
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Publichttp://pfr.sagepub.com/ Finance Review Public Subsidies to Stadiums: Do the Costs Outweigh the Benefits? Daraius Irani Public Finance Review 1997 25: 238 DOI: 10.1177/109114219702500205 The online version of this article can be found at: http://pfr.sagepub.com/content/25/2/238 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Public Finance Review can be found at: Email Alerts: http://pfr.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://pfr
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understanding about cost accounting. This paper will discuss: Why is cost accounting so important to the success of the firm; what are the various methods of cost accounting and how are they used; how does an operating budget work to discipline a firm’s management; what are the elements of a budget; how are budgets constructed; what is variance analysis and how it is used. Cost accounting can be described as the process of accumulating‚ measuring‚ analyzing‚ interpreting and reporting cost information
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Price Theory and Applications‚ Seventh Edition Steven E. Landsburg VP/Editorial Director: Jack W. Calhoun Editor-in-Chief: Alex von Rosenberg Senior Acquisitions Editor: Steve Scoble Developmental Editor: Joanne Vickers Ohlinger Publishing Services Marketing Manager: Brian Joyner Marketing Communications Manager: Sarah Greber Content Project Manager: Amy Hackett Manager‚ Editorial Media: John Barans Technology Project Manager: Deepak Kumar Senior Manufacturing Coordinator: Sandee Milewski Production
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Opportunity Cost Scarcity of resources is one of the more basic concepts of economics. Scarcity necessitates trade-offs‚ and trade-offs result in an opportunity cost. While the cost of a good or service often is thought of in monetary terms‚ the opportunity cost of a decision is based on what must be given up (the next best alternative) as a result of the decision. Any decision that involves a choice between two or more options has an opportunity cost. Opportunity cost contrasts to accounting cost in
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a perimeter 250m. If the cost of paining the four walls at the rate of Rs 10 per m2 is Rs 1500. Find the height of the hall. (iii) A room is half as long again as it is broad. The cost of carpeting the room at Rs 3.25 per m2 is Rs 175.50 and the cost of papering the walls at Rs 1.40 per m2 is Rs 240.80. If 1 door and 2 windows occupy 8m2‚ find the dimensions of the room. (iv) A river 2m deep and 45m wide is flowing at the rate of 3 km per hour. Find the volume of water that runs into the
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