Questions for Critical Thinking 4 Salvatore’s Chapter 8: a. Discussion Questions: 2 and 10. 2. (a) What is the distinction between marginal cost and incremental cost? (b) How are sunk costs treated in managerial decision making? Why? (a) Maringal cost is the change in total costs or in total variable costs per unit change in output (Salvatore‚ 2012‚ pg. 718). The main reason to determine marginal cost is to gain understanding and knowledge of when a company reaches economics of scale. However
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E-Business Ch. 6 – 10 Assignments Chapter 6 Questions 1) Is growth of the internet‚ in terms of users‚ expected to continue indefinitely? What will cause it to slow if anything? Internet growth is now currently slowing. This is because of computer costs. Unless the price of computers drop significantly the internet growth rate will continue to decline 3) Would you say that the Internet fosters or impedes social activity? Explain your position. I would say both. The Internet probably both
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO COST ACCOUNTING QUESTIONS 1. Management accounting stresses the informational needs of internal users over those of external users (the focus of financial accounting). Because of this perspective‚ management accounting provides information in a format that is flexible and relevant to a particular manager‟s usage. Financial accounting‚ on the other hand‚ must provide some uniformity in the manner in which information is presented for it to be comparable among companies and
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Chapter 4: Psychological and Biological Perspectives Key Terms: Attachment: The bond between parent and child or between individuals and their family‚ friends‚ and school. Behavioral Modeling: Learning how to behave by fashioning one’s behavior after that of others. Biocriminology: The sub-discipline of criminology that investigates biological and genetic factors and their relation to criminal behavior. Chromosomes: Basic cellular structures containing genes‚ i.e.‚ biological material that creates
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preparation of a budget. 2) To coordinate all the activities of the business so that each is part of an integral total. 3) To centralized control for example to control each function so that the best possible results may b obtained. 4) To decentralizes (delegate) responsibility to each manager involved. 5) To act as a guide for management decision when unforeseeable conditions affect the budget. 6) To plan and control income and expenditure so that maximum profitability
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Chapter Nine Finance: Acquiring and Using Funds to Maximize Value Review Questions 1. What is the key goal that guides the decisions of financial managers? What challenges do financial managers face when they try to find the best sources and uses of funds to meet this goal? The financial mangers goal is acquisition‚ financing‚ and management of assets. The challenges are investment‚ financing‚ and asset management decisions. 2. List the four basic types of financial ratios used to measure
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ACG 4341 - Review Sheet - Spring 2012 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which of the following defines variable cost behavior? Total cost reactionto increase in activity|Cost per unit reactionto increase in activity| a.|remains constant remains constant| b.|remains constant increases| c.|increases increases| d.|increases
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Cinthia Gutierrez Acc 307 Homework Chapter 4 3. Allen visits Reno‚ Nevada‚ once a year to gamble. This year his gambling loss was $25‚000. He commented to you‚ “At least I didn’t have to pay for my airfare and hotel room. The casino paid that because I am such a good customer. That was worth at least $3‚000. “What are the relevant tax issues for Allen? Allen received something of value from the casino. Under the broad concept of income‚ the airfare and hotel accommodations would be considered
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Chapter 4 Summary – Extra Credit Science‚ technology‚ engineering‚ and mathematics usually abbreviated STEM‚ is a crucial part of the world’s economy. The United States are currently being pressured in these particular fields‚ and numerous efforts have been made to try to enhance these areas of concentration‚ however‚ to this day these fields are still mostly dominated by males. According to the National Science Foundation many jobs today require employees to have some sort of science and math background
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CHAPTER 3 QUESTIONS 1. Why do you‚ as a healthcare professional‚ need professional liability insurance? List and discuss nine reasons. At any time and in any given situation‚ a dissatisfied individual can choose to bring a complaint against you. When people sue‚ they usually name everyone they perceive as having had anything to do with the situation—you‚ your business‚ those with whom you share office space. Routinely‚ claimants sue as many individuals as possible. Regardless of who is negligent
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