The Prison System- A “Market” for Profits Joseph Hallinan’s analysis‚ “Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation‚” helps to discern that the insatiable drive for profit is the prevailing reason for continued growth of the prison industry in the United States. Public values based on this drive have been supported by the avocation of a “free-market” model and capitalism in the prison system: “According to this ideology every individual pursues his or her own personal interests and the result
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COST-VOLUME-PROFIT ANALYSIS(CVP) Definition of Cost Accounting A type of accounting process that aims to capture a company’s costs of production by assessing the input costs of each step of production as well as fixed costs such as depreciation of capital equipment. Definition of Cost-Volume Profit Analysis A method of cost accounting used in managerial economics. Cost-volume profit analysis is based upon determining the breakeven point of cost and volume of goods. It can be useful for
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investment) per month are: C = 20‚000 + 50Q + 3Q2 a. Express total profits (() in terms of Q. b. At what level of output are total profits maximized? What price will be charged? What are total profits at this output level? c. What market structure did you assume? Why? d. Would your answers in b change if the market for sewing machines were competitive? How? (Specify price‚ quantity‚ and profit levels.) 2. Zar Island Gas Company is the sole producer of natural gas
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Assignment 8 1. Should ABM maximize its profits? I do not think ABM should maximize pill’s profits. If scientists researched long time only for a new stem-cell based drug‚ it deserves to get high profits‚ because they spend their time‚ money and every only for the research. But they were working a different study and they discovered accidentally. Furthermore‚ this pill is too higher price than research cost and expensive. It said only one peel price is $10‚000. However‚ patients have to take
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I chose the mission statement of a non-profit organization which is to summarize the good that the organization brings to the world. PANPHA is the non-profit organization I chose to talk about. It stands for “Pennsylvania Association for Non-Profit Homes for the Aging”. The organization is located in Pennsylvania. “PANPHA’s goal for the Center for Innovation is to elevate the expertise and innovation of PANPHA members by cross-pollinating outstanding programs and actions to improve care” (PANPHA
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buck. People like Ella Fitzgerald‚ Billie Holiday‚ James Brown‚ and Luther Vandross had the opportunity to perform their‚ starting their stardom and their fandom for that matter. Back then it was used to make money‚ but now it is a “respected not-for-profit” facility used for presenting concerts‚ performing arts‚ education and community outreach programs (Apollo History - Apollo Theatre). The first owner of the Apollo Theatre was Sidney Cohen. He paired up with George Keister‚ the designer‚ to create
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Constitution and replaceable rules A company’s internal management may be governed by: provisions of the Corporations Act 2001 (the Corporations Act) that apply to the company - known as replaceable rules; a Constitution; or a combination of both (s135 and 136). (Replaceable rules outlined contains a detailed listing of the text of the rules). Replaceable rules do not apply to proprietary companies where the one person is the sole director and sole member‚ although a constitution may be
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The comparison of NPV & Other investment rules Comparison of NPV & Other Investment Rules Capital budgeting is important for a company to make decisions on investments and financing issues. However‚ there are various methods can be used for corporate financing‚ among which Net Present Value (NPV) is the best rule which can always lead to the correct choices. Except NPV‚ the company can also use payback period‚ discounted payback period method‚ the internal rate of return (IRR) and the profitability
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Although some say college sports are too pampered by their University‚ the sports teams generate vast amounts of profit for their respective colleges and help to attract attention to the university. The NCAA alone creates around $871 million in revenue annually. While this may be nowhere near the whopping $87 billion they make from the tuition of students‚ the sports teams bring something more to the college‚ the idea of a fun and celebratory college life is lost without a sports team. The notion
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How a bank makes profit-an interesting primer by vinayak date. ‘Trust’ bank has opened 10 branches and has become operational on 1/4/2009.on 31/3/2010 it has total deposits of rs 1000 crores. Equity capital of rs. 100 crores divided in 10 crore shares of rs. 10 each. Given this basic data let us try working out basic parameters of banks business ‚ with certain assumptions‚ to keep things simple. Cost of funds----- Analysis of Deposit mix-4o% casa deposits. Of which 25%savings deposits
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