Introduction Ocean Carriers Inc. is a shipping company specializing in the operation of capsizes bulk dry carriers. In January 2001‚ the vice president of finance for Ocean Carriers was evaluating a contract proposal. In the proposed contract‚ Ocean Carriers would lease one ship to a client for a three year time frame. The customer would begin utilizing the ship in 2003. In 2001‚ Ocean Carriers did not have a ship that would meet the needs of this customer‚ and thus was considering purchasing a
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PART I Directions: Please answer each of the following questions in a paragraph for each. Explain your thoughts with theory and examples where applicable. 1. What are opportunity costs? How do explicit and implicit costs relate to opportunity costs? Opportunity costs is the cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action. Put another way‚ the benefits you could have received by taking an alternative action. Implicit is a cost that is represented by lost opportunity
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Statement of Relevant Facts Sell-It Products Inc.’s business is the manufacturing‚ marketing‚ and distribution of consumer products. The SEC sent the company an e-mail with several concerns about their reportable segments disclosed in their Annual Report. Following are relevant facts: 1. SPI sells all its products to grocery stores‚ drug stores‚ and mass merchandisers in the United States‚ Canada‚ Mexico‚ Asia‚ and Europe. 2. SPI is organized into three divisions that include the following
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College Textbooks: How are They Valued and Alternatives to Reduce the Cost Associated with Them By Zheni Goodrich Econ491-Seminar March 30‚ 2013 College textbooks are one of the largest expense and a great concern for students. The work presented here is going to answer the questions about why textbook is needed-how is it valued by students and professors‚ as provide a review of alternative options that students have in order to receive the most cost- efficient outcome when purchasing
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Lesson 1 : Leisure in Canada: embarking on Journey of Discovery CHAPTER 3 AND 9 CHAPTER 3 : LEISURE’S MANY ROLES (p.25) KEY TERMS: FAMILIAL ROLES‚ GROUP SOLIDARITY‚ IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT‚ INDIVIDUATION‚ INDIVIDUAL ROLES‚ SOCIALIZATION‚ SOCIETAL ROLES Leisure’s roles are not static‚ but rather they change and evolve with the circumstances in which we find ourselves. Roles played by leisure are not always positive or constructive‚ but can be destructive to individual‚ family‚ community and
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Introduction There are two distinct forms of assessment tasks for this Study Period. You will be asked to research and write two formal‚ academic essays based around topics that you have studied this SP. These tasks allow you to develop your research and writing skills and give you the opportunity to specialise in a couple of specific areas of the unit. The other will require that you reflect upon the development of individual identity as it is shaped by society and as it is seen through a sociological
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Answer the following questions using 150 words each unless otherwise indicated. List the the source for your information and use your own words. Attach this assignment here as a word file by June 4th. 1. Discuss taxonomy (chapt. 1). What are the two disciplines involved? Who "invented’ modern taxonomy? What are the different levels of taxonomy? Taxonomy is the process or system of describing the way in which different living things are related by putting them in groups. The two disciplines
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There are several factors to consider when deciding whether to rent or buy a home. In our case study‚ Beth and Jon Linton are considering the critical decision of buying or renting at Stedman Place in Newton‚ which is a western suburb of Boston‚ Massachusetts. The timing of this decision is important‚ as the decision is being made in July of 2006‚ before the housing market downturn. The case gives insight into the couple’s decision-making process‚ and the pros and cons of buying versus renting are
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Tyler Lockley Polina Chemishanova English 1050 September 15‚ 2010 “Sex Sells” Sex sells; by now we all should know that. But with a lot of these new advertisements‚ companies are having a hard time with choosing where to draw that sexy line. Advertisements typically want to target a set group of people‚ otherwise known as their audience. Their audience ranges from ages 16-50 years old and in age‚ to race‚ to sex‚ to social class. All these aspects come in to play when you are analyzing an
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Sell-Soft Company: Disclose Contingent Liabilities? Sell-Soft Company: Disclose Contingent Liabilities? Dana Ferretti ACC 206 Ms. Paula Beiser Chapter 10 Apply Your Knowledge: Case 2 November 7‚ 2010 Sell-Soft Company: Disclose Contingent Liabilities? There are several lawsuits against Sell-Soft Company. The lawsuits claim that they participated in unfair trading. A strong incentive is making the decision to disclose these contingent liabilities a hard one for Soft-Sell Company. Why
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