The Odyssey by Homer and The Prestige directed by Christopher Nolan‚ a book and a movie both critically acclaimed and enjoyed by many people worldwide. Yet‚ they are two very different works that have completely different characters‚ plotlines‚ and themes. So how are they similar? It is noted that the two pieces are rather diverse works‚ but the two pieces have one substantial trait in common that impacts the characters and greatly affects the resonation of the plot line in a way that anything different
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The Prestige Analysis The Prestige is a film adaptation of the Christopher Priest novel bearing the same name. The story is set in the turn-of-the-century London about two stage magicians‚ their rivalry‚ and their obsession to be the best with the artistry and secrecy of illusion. The analysis of The Prestige will examine several aspects of the film including plot‚ character development‚ use of sound‚ use of photography‚ set design‚ lighting‚ and role of the collaborators. Each of these areas
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Case Study – Prestige Telephone Co. Company Profile Prestige Data Services is a subsidiary of Prestige Telephone Company‚ a public utility. They are a computer data service company that does data processing for the parent company in order to sell computer services. The company was opened in order to bring in additional revenue in order to offset increases in telephone rate increases. Throughout the three years of being
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WILLIAM J. BRUNS‚ JR. Prestige Telephone Company Do No Because it operated as a public utility‚ the rates charged by Prestige Telephone Company for telephone service could not be changed without the approval of the Public Service Commission. In presenting the proposal for the new subsidiary‚ Mr. Rowe had argued for a separate but wholly owned entity whose prices for service would not be regulated. In this way‚ Prestige could compete with other computer service organizations in a dynamic
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The current situation of Prestige Data Service revealed a few problems‚ which had mis-presented the performance of Prestige Data Service and misled the manager’s decision making. First of all‚ the current accounting report did not reveal the real contribution made by Prestige Data Service to its parent company. According to the restriction of the state Public Service Commission‚ the average monthly charge for service by the subsidiary to the parent not exceed $82‚000; therefore the intercompany
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Case Study Prestige Telephone Co. CLASSIFICATION OF COSTS Jan Fixed costs: Space rent Custodial services Computer leases Maintenance Depreciation Power Wages: Operations Systems development Admnistration Sales Sales promotions Total fixed costs I Corporate services Total fixed costs II Variable cost per hour: Power Wages operations Materials Variable unit cost per hour 8.000 1.240 95.000 5.400 26.180 Feb 8.000 1.240 95.000 5.400 26.180 Mar 8.000 1.240 95.000 5.400 26.180 Average 8.000 1.240
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study is “The Prestige”! Let us first talk about Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman). Angier is the epitome of human greed. He represents our lust for complete knowing. The person inside all of us that wants to know everything about everything‚ because we can’t stand to be in the darkness. We need to know. Nikola Tesla’s device may be fictional‚ but it does represent the extent that people are willing to go in order to satisfy their selfish curiosity. Make no mistake about it‚ “The Prestige” highlights the
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Estimate the effect on income of each of the options Rowe has suggested if Bradley estimates as follows: a. Increasing the price to commercial customers to $1‚000 per hour would reduce demand by 30 %. Ans : - It is common to business manager in a business unit to adjust different variables (fixed cost‚ variable cost and price strategy) to maximize the bottom-line or top-line to either maximize profit or minimize the operation cost. Provided the data as below‚ 3 variable costs indentified‚ they
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| Prestige Data Service 2010 SUMMER Executive Summary To assist Prestige Telephone Company on making the decision of continue its subsidiary or not‚ this report provides an analysis of Prestige Data Service (the subsidiary) on the status quo revenues and costs‚ a prediction on its break even situation‚ as well as possible options to increase profit. The report has its limitations due to insufficient detailed information on both other revenues and variable costs of Prestige Data Service
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company or business to effectively respond to different customers needs and wants in order to increase sales‚ they make use of market segmentation. Market segmentation as defined by Kerin‚ author of Marketing‚ 10e; involves grouping potential customers who have common needs and will respond similarly to a marketing action. In further elaboration to define segmentation‚ if there is a demographic group of customers who are all on diets and are watching their weight (common needs/desires) and a business
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