PLATE MARGINS (TRANSFORM FAULTS): When two plates slide past each other they create a conservative plate margin. The relative movement is horizontal‚ and classified as either sinistral (moving to the left) or dextral (moving to the right). Along these margins crust (lithosphere) is not being destroyed by subduction‚ neither is it being created. There is no melting of rock‚ and‚ therefore‚ no volcanic activity or formation of new crust. Despite the absence of volcanic activity‚ these margins are tectonically
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For profit vs. not for profit organizations Melinda Colp AIU Online Healthcare Administration HCM630-1203D-01 Professor Michael Schmitt September 16‚ 2012 Non-Profit healthcare organization vs. for-profit healthcare organization “Hospitals can be non-profit‚ for-profit‚ and government-owned and/or operated” (Baker & Baker‚ 2006). There are different terms for each classification in how to report and handle the finances but the basics are the same for any type of business. Business
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Profit and loss accounts‚ balance sheets Profit and loss accounts‚ balance sheets Two of the most important financial statements for a business are the Profit and Loss Account‚ and the Balance Sheet. The Profit and Loss Account shows the profit or loss of a business over a given period of time e.g. 3 months‚ 1 year‚ etc. In contrast‚ the Balance Sheet is like a photograph taken at an instant in time giving a picture of what the business owns and what the business owes at that moment in time
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Assignment: Maximizing Profits in Market Structures Paper XECO/212 University of Phoenix The structure of a market is defined by the number of firms in the market‚ the existence or otherwise of barriers to entry of new firms‚ and the interdependence among firms in determining pricing and output to maximize profits. This paper covers the following: the advantages and limitation of supply and demand‚ the characteristics of each market structure‚ the barriers to entry and how
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Statement Ratios for 2006‚ 2005. Profit margin ratio = Net income measures net income in each sales dollar. Net sales Dec. 06 CHF Sales $98.5 billion – Expenses $1.5 billion = Net income $97.0 = 9.8% Net sales $98.5 Dec. 05 CHF Sales $91.1 billion – Expenses $425 million= Net income $90.7 = 10.0% Net Sales $91.1 Gross margin ratio = Net sales – Cost of goods sold measures gross margin in each sales dollar.
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INCREAS PROFITABILITY OF BRANCH profit center Definition A business unit or department which is treated as a distinct entity enabling revenues and expenses to be determined so that profitability can be measured. Distinctly identifiable department or unit that contributes to the overall financial results of a firm. Where adequate cost accounting systems are in place‚ profit centers are given responsibility to target certain percentages of the total revenue and are given adequate authority
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Zachary Horton Introduction to Philosophy Brianne Donaldson May 1‚ 2013 Voices From The Margins Bell Hooks‚ American author‚ feminist‚ and social activist said‚ “ …[the margin] is also the site of radical possibility‚ a space of resistance…a site one stays in‚ clings to even‚ because it nourishes one’s capacity to resist. It offers to one the possibility of radical perspective from which to see and create‚ to imagine alternatives‚ new worlds.” This philosophical view often presents questions
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well as his other contributions‚ saved more lives and shortened the war more than any other effort. He broke the German Naval Enigma code‚ as well as adding the vital modifications to the Polish “Bomba” that brought about the English “Bombe” that saved so much time and so many lives throughout the war. Some people might argue that something else‚ such as the manhattan project or Allied espionage groups‚ would have shortened the war and saved more lives than Alan Turing’s contributions. Outside of the
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Whether human organs should be bought and sold‚ it really up to the person who is willing to go ahead with it. However‚ based on economics I think that human organs should be available for those that need them. An example would have to be that with our kidneys‚ we are able to live with only one of them‚ and if there was someone that we matched their blood type could we honestly say that we would refuse them one if their life were in the balance? I do also think that based on the economic part
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financial management relationship between non-profit and for-profit organizations. A recent surge to push non-profit organizations to behave in a more business-like manner has resulted in an evaluation of the financial management practices. This paper examines a few of the similarities and differences amongst the two organizational types in relation to source of funding‚ performance evaluation measures‚ and governing mechanisms. The analysis of non-profit organizations leads to an understanding that
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