10/29/12 p. 4 Pre-AP None of This Is Fair By: Richard Rodriguez Richard Rodriguez states in his piece‚ None of This Is Fair‚ that Affirmative Action programs are inefficient in reaching the seriously disadvantaged. He continues to support his point by giving a personal experience. In his experience he is faced with the challenge of accepting the guilt that would accompany the accepting of a job offer that he knew came because he was a minority. He struggled as he saw others
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Fair or Not Fair As once said by Nelson Mandela “A good leader can engage in a debate frankly and thoroughly‚ knowing that at the end he and the other side must be closer‚ and thus emerge stronger. You don’t have that idea when you are arrogant‚ superficial‚ and uninformed.” Only when you meet that criteria can you be considered a good leader‚ however in Sophocles’ book Antigone once a crime has been committed not only is the guilty killer put on trial but whether or not Creon is a good leader is
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check the fair market price for these widgets‚ however‚ it appears that they are only worth half of what the company is paying. This is one of the red flags for fraud. As an auditor it is my job to ensure to the best of my ability that the financial statements are not materially misstated due to fraud. In order to prove a fraud has occurred‚ the auditor has to do more than just show that money was lost‚ taken‚ or financial data misstated. They have to prove that there was intent. This involves more
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clean-up person. She had a bar‚ 15 barstools‚ 4 tables‚ 40 chairs‚ 4 television sets‚ and one satellite dish. She had an oven‚ stove‚ grill‚ refrigerator‚ sinks‚ dishes‚ and glassware. Carry started this business with $50‚000 of her own money‚ and she borrowed $150‚000 from the bank. From this description‚ list each of the scarce resources that are used in Carry Yoki’s Lounge. Entrepreneurial resource: Carry Yoki. Labor resources: 2 bartenders‚ 3 servers‚ 2 assistant servers‚ 2 cooks‚ 1
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collection of accounts receivable. F153. A company’s fiscal year must correspond to the calendar year. T154. Accounting periods should be of equal length to facilitate comparison between periods. T155. When there is no direct connection between revenues and costs‚ the costs are systematically allocated among the periods benefitted. T156. Applying accrual accounting results in a more accurate measurement of profit for the period than does the cash basis of accounting. F157. Adjusting entries affect cash flows
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Journal Entries Example Company A was incorporated on January 1‚ 2010 with an initial capital of 5‚000 shares of common stock having $20 par value. During the first month of its operations‚ the company engaged in following transactions: Date Transaction Jan 2 An amount of $36‚000 was paid as advance rent for three months. Jan 3 Paid $60‚000 cash on the purchase of equipment costing $80‚000. The remaining amount was recognized as a one year note payable with interest rate of 9%. Jan 4 Purchased office
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E1-3. The Long Run Golf & Country Club details the following accounts in its financial statements. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities a) liability (L) b) operating activity (O) Accounts receivable a) asset (A) b) operating activity (O) Property‚ plant‚ and equipment a) asset (A) b) investing activity (I) Food and beverage operations revenue a) revenue (R) b) operating activity (O) Golf course operations revenue a) revenue (R) b) operating
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‘Contemporary music has no artistic value.’ Is this a fair comment? (2008) An oft heard criticism of contemporary music today is that they are more “noise” than “music”. Be it hip-hop‚ rock‚ heavy metal‚ Rhythm-and-Blues (R&B) or any of its likes‚ cultural snobs have dismissed them as unworthy in comparison to the classical music from masters like Beethoven‚ Bach‚ or Strauss. These critics often see contemporary music having no artistic value as these music genres are often considered to be outside
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Let’s be Fair Out of proportional‚ regressive‚ progressive‚ lump-sum tax systems; to me‚ I feel like the proportional tax system is the best type. I am sure a lot of people would argue and say that it is not the best. They probably think that they are right in their mind‚ and that is okay. Proportional tax‚ is “a tax for which high-income and low-income taxpayers pay the same fraction of income.” The reason why I think proportional tax is the best‚ because fair is fair. The current tax system that
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The Value of Networking in Small Business Accounting Accountants have long faced the same dilemma faced by any professional who runs his or her own practice – should one expand one’s practice to attain a higher level of service and compensation or should one focus on running a “small” practice and reaping the fruits thereof? For many accountants‚ it may well seem as if the choice has already been made. As larger corporations have a tendency to turn toward big name accounting firms to handle
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