MGW110. Week 5 tutorial. Interpersonal skills. An example of a barrier to effective listening is inattentiveness. This is a barrier because there is more concentration on the speaker’s delivery rather than on the message. Background noises also play a part to inattentiveness as it is distracting. For instance when I was working as a waitress at a restaurant I served a large family‚ which placed a large order of 3 different pasta dishes‚ one with cheese and the rest without‚ and 6 pizzas with different
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Chapter 3 3-1. Concert Opportunity Cost You won a free ticket to see a Brice Springsteen concert ( assume the ticket has no resale value). U2 has a concert the same night‚ and this represents your next best alternative activity. Tickets to the U2 concert cost $80‚ and on any particular day‚ you would be willing to pay up to $100 to see this band. Assume that there are no additional costs of seeing either show. Based on the information presented here‚ what is the opportunity cost of seeing
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Chapter 5 DEMAND ANALYSIS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q5.1 Q5.1 Is the economic demand for a product determined solely by its usefulness? ANSWER No‚ two basic conditions must be met before economic demand is created. First‚ there must be value associated with acquiring and using the good or service. For individuals‚ this value is in terms of utility‚ well being‚ or satisfaction through consumption. For firms‚ this value is measured in terms of the profit created through resource employment. Second‚ there
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profitability. In order to achieve this goal‚ management performs a variety of activities. 1) 2) 3) Planning: strategically deciding how‚ where and when to use the firm’s limited resources Directing & Motivating: "operationalizing" the plan Control: Ensuring the plan is followed. (feedback‚ evaluation‚ rewards ....) All three of these key management activities inherently revolve around decision-making and in each activity the management accountant plays a critical role. It is paramount that we first
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management spans the movement and storage of raw materials‚ work-in-process inventory‚ and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption. It is also defined as the "design‚ planning‚ execution‚ control‚ and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating net value‚ building a competitive infrastructure‚ leveraging worldwide logistics‚ synchronizing supply with demand and measuring performance globally."[3] SCM draws heavily from the areas of operations management
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Chapter7&8 discussion questions CHAPTER 7 Discussion Questions : #2. Why is there a trend toward cross-functional integrated enterprise systems in business? Due to positive turnout of many businesses‚ cross-functional integrated systems is not only becoming a trend but will be here to stay. The whole system provides savings from time‚ cost and quality compared to manually re-entering of data from one business function system into another system especially if it is still on a non-integrated
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BAYERO UNIVERSITY‚ KANO SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES‚ FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES A case study of Activity Based Costing in Lagos State Healthcare By POPOOLA‚ OLUWATOYIN MUSEDIKU JOHNSON Course Facilitator: Professor Kabiru Isa Dandago Being a paper presented in the M.Sc. Accounting Programme‚ Department of Accounting‚ Bayero University‚ Kano-Nigeria December 15‚ 2009 Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the healthcare systems‚ in particular the blood transfusion
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P7.6 Optimal Input Mix. The First National Bank received 3‚000 inquiries following the latest advertisement describing its 30-month IRA accounts in the Boston World‚ a local newspaper. The most recent ad in a similar advertising campaign in Massachusetts Business‚ a regional business magazine‚ generated 1‚000 inquiries. Each newspaper ad costs $500‚ whereas each magazine ad costs $125. A. Assuming that additional ads would generate similar response rates‚ is the bank running an optimal mix of newspaper
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1. The overhead allocation rate used in the 1987 model year strategy study at the Automotive Component & Fabrication Plant (ACF) was 435% of direct labor dollar cost. Calculated the overhead allocation rate using the 1987 model year budget. Calculate the overhead allocation rate for each of the model years 1988 through 1990. Are the changes since 1987 in overhead allocation rates significant? Why have these changes occurred? Solution: Based on the given info we calculate Overhead Allocation
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Self Appraisal Paper (2500 words) The negotiations class was an insightful experience. It helped me attain a better understanding of my strengths and weaknesses both personally and professionally. It helped put into perspective a lot of my theoretical analysis conducted on group dynamics and‚ most importantly‚ has helped me become a more effective negotiator. My goal with this paper is to communicate the evolution of my negotiation skills during the progression of the course. As a negotiator
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