...the advertisement claims. Firstly, the advert states that five activities would be offered every day but in fact we were offered only two per day. Secondly, the advert promises one three-day camping expedition to introduce the joys of group-work. Unfortunately, we couldn’t even pitch the tents! Thirdly, it says that our “day off” would be full of the varied, remarkable and relaxing games cited in the leaflet at the residential centre. Actually, the centre was found full so they put us in a youth hostel, instead, some seven kilometres away with no buses and no taxis. For the relaxing games and the remarkable facilities, we were provided with a broken tennis table and used pack of cards. Besides, your company promises comfortable double rooms and memorable delicious meals for accommodation. To our astonishment, the only comfort we found was very dirty bed –clothes and disgusting meals. In general, our holiday was far from the one you had made us expect and the promises you had made us dream of. As a result of all these non-kept promises, I feel like I have been betrayed because I kept my promise of paying you and you did not. The only thing in your leaflet which is true is when you promise in the very introduction that the holiday with you will be an experience we will never forget !!! And it is so. Yours faithfully, Signature. Please find enclosed the facsimile of my...
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...Think of the sound of your kids laughing playing and have an all-out good time, doesn’t that just put and instant smile on your face? If you could do this and make memories your children will never forget wouldn’t you like that too? Well, you can, simply by taking your family on a simple family vacation. It can be as elaborate as a week long trip to Disney or as simple as a couple days camping or at a water park and amusement park. Whatever your budget may be there are plenty of ways to make sure you and your family have a wonderful time nobody will forget. I still remember the first time my parents, my brother, and I all packed in to our car and headed on down to Florida for the first time, it was one of the best times we ever had together. We all still talk about that, and even occasionally pull out pictures just to prove who is telling the story right. I remember driving down the coast; it was like nothing I had ever seen before. The water looked so blue and the beaches were so white, my brother and I just couldn’t wait to get out and play on the beach. As I think about these times it helps me to realize I can do the same for my kids someday. This year my son is pretty excited about the camping trip we are taking up to Central Lake, Michigan. Although, sometimes the way he talks about it I’m not sure if he’s more excited about the camper we are borrowing from our friends, or the trip itself. He’s five this year so he is finally old enough to enjoy the lake and remember...
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...what God craved the entire earth to end up, and it was His motivation that, as the human family expanded in numbers, they ought to build up different homes and schools like the one He had given. The book likewise discussed how the human's first folks fell into sin by their energy of decision – the ability to yield or to withhold compliance. There was a tree of learning of good and malevolence. While God was looking for man's great, satan was looking for his ruin. Whenever Eve, dismissing the Ruler counsel concerning the prohibited tree, dared to approach it, she interacted with her adversary. Satan craved to make it create the impression that this information of good blended with malevolence would be a gift, and that in restricting them to take of the product of the tree, God was withholding incredible great. Satan is great in controlling the expression of God for his motivation. Man...
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...($154 x 2) = $ 308 4 Salt Lake City, UT ($280 x 4) = 1120 4 Denver, CO ($254 x 4) = 980 6 Sacramento, CA (183 x 6) = 1098 Total = $3506 --(https://www.united.com/web/en-US/default.aspx?root=1) • Mileage Allowance – 2 local managers will be driving to event and will be compensated $0.57/per mile (60miles) $0.57 x 60 = $ 34.20 $68.40 x 2 = Total = $ 68.40 -- (http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/New-Standard-Mileage-Rates-Now-Available;-Business-Rate-to-Rise-in-2015) Accommodations • Hotel Rooms – 2 Trainers and 16 attendees traveling from out-of-town will be staying on site; One(1) night at the Double Tree Hotel & Conference Center (2 persons per room). Managers: ($205/per x 8 rooms) = $1640 Trainers: ($205/per x 1 room) = 205 Total = $1845 -- (http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/california/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-san-diego-mission-valley-SDGO-DT/index.html) • Conference Room – 2 days/ 10hr per day including tables, chairs, podium, & audio/video equipment 2 Days =...
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...doubled in the first 6 months does not mean that someone gets a bonus or is put on probation. There is not enough information given in this question to warrant such action. This type of action is jumping to conclusions and assuming without the evidence to substantiate such an action. What would warrant such action of probation would be if this has happened before, and the correct training has been provided, inefficiencies have been documented, and the employee(s) have been counseled verbally and written counsel has been documented. What this does mean is that there is a challenging issue and the root cause of this issue needs to be found. An investigation is in order to figure out and understand what is causing the accounts receivable to double. This also raises the question as to why it has taken six months to figure out that there is an issue. Since accounts receivable is made up of what monies are owed to the organization from such examples like the patients copayments or payments for service, insurance companies or third party payers, part of the investigation should include what is outstanding or what kind of credit has been given to raise the amount of outstanding days for the accounts receivable. Also before the investigation is closed and hopefully the root cause of this issue is found, policies and procedures may need to be revisited since it is evident that what is in place is either not working or not being...
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...accounting and its use within a business organization. As I’ve stated in a few of my posts during the week, before this course I was clueless to the world of accounting. I’ve had my assumptions, all of which are being proven to be wrong. My first assumption is that accountants were all nerds and that it was boring. Which either means I’m a nerd or this is actually an interesting and informative class; I believe it’s the latter. The required readings for the week were chapters one and three, which help lay the groundwork for the rest of the class. I scoured the Internet and found that accounting is everywhere and has been for quite some time. For hundreds of years accounting has been around and used daily. The Venetians started using the double booking method in the 15th century. They used it with the ships and merchants in their harbors in order to keep track of all that was going on. Like I stated in my post, I like history. When I understand the history of something and how it got started, I tend to comprehend the class work more. I also used YouTube, which again has proven its’ value. The accounting videos were slightly on the dry side, but I stuck it out. I also tend to learn more from a video than I do in a text. I find it to be more interactive thus keeping my attention for longer spans. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed this as much as I...
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...enjoy is coupons that are fifty cents or lower are doubled every day. It is interesting that it is more important for Kroger to save money by eliminating this courtesy to the customers. Publix also accepts Kroger coupons; whereas, Kroger does not accept Publix coupons. Kroger intends on lowering the prices on items in the store versus doubling coupons. This policy could be viewed as positive or negative. If lowering prices is reducing prices by five or ten cents, customers may be highly upset and begin to shop elsewhere. The change of policy for Publix has positive intent, but Kroger’s policy can be viewed negative or positive based on the customer’s beliefs. References: Prosser, F. (2013). Kroger coupon policy change: say goodbye to double coupons in NC. Retrieved July 13, 2013 from: http://www.wral.com/kroger-coupon-policy-change-will-be-announced-on-saturday/12383523/ SunSentinel. (2011). List of Competitor coupons accepted at Publix on Monday. Retrieved...
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...Executive Summary OuterBay is a company that has developed a strong brand name in the Information Technology industry by offering robust platforms and high quality services. The basic purpose of the company is to provide the customers with one stop solution for all the data and other integral information. In spite of being a competitive and successful company, however, the sales decreased and the company has been unable to recruit talented and qualified individuals. Therefore, in order to overcome this issue, the company is considering improving the training process at the company, where the management is considering hiring experienced individuals. Along with this, the company is also considering developing a sales team that can achieve the long term strategic objectives by actually capitalizing the strong customer base of the company. Problem Statement The major problem that has been identified in the case is the fact that the company has been unable to recover the excessive cost which has been incurred because of lack of sales by the sales team which has increased the typical sales cycle. To overcome the issue, the company is finding a solution where sales can be increased for the company. Critical Success Factors and Key Performance Indicators The major critical success factors of OuterBay has been its differentiated product offerings, strong customer reference, regulatory compliance, financial stability, concept strategy and the access to diverse data. Along with this...
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...outside of Hong Kong and Unicon will lose its competitive advantage. The problem is not how to convince the HKHA to buy precast products, the problem is how does Unicon meet the huge demand and still remain competitive. The solution is expansion, and this is how I plan to do it. • Add a second shift to the current day shift, doubling our current capacity • Move to a lean manufacturing process and away from our current batch processing method. An analysis of the times involved for each step should be completed in order to determine the full impact, but estimate production of slabs and facades could double capacity further. • Re-allocate plant space to solely produce slabs and facades and subcontract the manufacture of stairs and partition walls to an outside supplier. This doubles capacity as well, and finally • Build an additional 5000 square meter plant expansion, in order to double capacity again. Plant will be up to full capacity by August 1998. With these changes capacity will go from seven blocks to fifty-six block capacity at a minimum, and with experience and continuous improvement, Unicon will remain HKHA’s main supplier of slabs and facades for...
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...1. C.K. Prahalad and Kenneth Lieberthal (2003) The End of Corporate Imperialism [Internet] Available from: http://hbr.org/2003/08/the-end-of-corporate-imperialism/ar/1 [Accessed 13th April 2013] 2. Huanqiu.com (2013) 苹果在多国遭受处罚 “企业帝国主义”心态遭批 (Apple is punished in many countries “Corporate Imperialism” is criticized ) [Internet] Available from: http://finance.huanqiu.com/industry/2013-04/3784134.html [Accessed 13th April 2013] 3. Lei Yi (2012) “Double Standard” or Common Sense? [Internet] Available from: http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2012/1126/236584.shtml [Accessed 13th April 2013] 4. The Economic Observer (2012) Nike Fined 4.87 Million Yuan for Double Standards [Internet] Available from: http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2012/1025/235094.shtml [Accessed 13th April 2013] 5. Klag. E (2013) Pfizer’s Illegal Testing on Nigerian Children Scandal (1996) [Internet] Available from: http://businessethicscases.blogspot.fr/2013/02/nigeria-pfizer-scandal-1996.html [Accessed 13th April 2013] 6. Humphries. M (2012) Apple increases product warranty to 2 years across Europe [Internet] Available from: http://www.geek.com/apple/apple-increases-product-warranty-to-2-years-across-europe-1479847/ [Accessed 13th April 2013] 7. Haslam. K (2012) EU law forces Apple to highlight two-year warranty [Internet] Available from: http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/news/?newsid=3348755 [Accessed 13th April 2013] 8. People’s Daily (2000) Toshiba No-compensation...
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...Unit 3-1 HW 1. public static String decimalToHex(int decimal) { String hex = “ “; while (decimal != 0) { int hexValue = decimal % 16; hex = toHexChar(hexValue) + hex; decimal = decimal / 16; } return hex; } 2. The Math.random creates a random number with the double data type. 3. public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println(max(1,2)); } public static double max(int num1, double num2) { if (num1 > num2) return num1; else return num2; } public static double max(double num1, int num2) { if (num1 > num2) return num1; else return num2; } 4. It is a way of writing code; you either start at the top and work your way down or begin at the outcome and work in reverse. 5. Simpler program, reusing methods, better facilitating teamwork, easier developing, debugging, and testing. 6. Method Variable 7. for (int i = 0; i >= 0; i--) { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, i); } 8. Array is fixed while ArrayList can change its size to what is needed. 9. package com.java2novice.algos; public class MyInsertionSort { public static void main(String[] args) { int[] input = { 4, 2, 9, 6, 23, 12, 34, 0, 1 }; insertionSort(input); } private static void printNumbers(int[] input) { for (int i = 0; i < input.length; i++) { System.out.print(input[i] + ", "); } System.out.println("\n"); } public static void insertionSort(int array[]) { int n = array.length; for (int j = 1; j <...
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... In the argument Norcross wrote about two different but similar stories to prove his point. In the first story a man was in an accident that had damaged his godiva gland, which means his body can no longer produce the hormone cocoamone and he can no longer taste chocolate. Knowing that humans do not produce cocoamone he finds out that puppies do when they are under intense stress and severe trauma. This man loves chocolate so much he abuses puppies to death so he can taste chocolate again. In the argument it’s clear that this mans life is not on the line if he cannot taste chocolate. He just wants to enjoy the taste of chocolate and he doesn’t seem to care that puppies are suffering for his pleasure. In the second story Norcross addresses factory raised meat that people purchase. Animals that are raised on a factory farm live in highly stressed, abusive, and cramped areas. He makes a clear point to people who would make the excuse of there one purchase making an affect. He proves to them that one out of ten thousand can safe 25 chickens lives. He clarifies that one person can start to make a difference. Norcross states in both of these situations people do not need these to survive. If they were to stop eating chocolate or factory raised meat their health would probably be better off. Machans argument is over wether or not animals should have rights or liberation. Machan talks about the morality of natural rights and the utilitarian for animals. He states...
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...Henri Boulangerie: Creating and Using a Master Budget BACKGROUND PART I: CREATING THE BUDGET MEETINGS WITH DIVISIONAL MANAGERS Henri Boulangerie is a medium-sized regional bakery that specializes in providing orders to grocery and convenience stores. Because of the popularity of its brand, it has also opened a small café for walk-in business. In order to maintain its high quality standard, Henri produces only three products: breakfast muffins, fresh bread, and chocolate chip cookies. Although business has been good in the past few years, a lucky contact with a large chain has recently allowed it to expand its brand out of the local region. Growth has been high since the new contract went into effect. Andy Griff, the chief executive officer (CEO) and founder, has arranged a meeting with a venture capital firm next week. Hopefully the meeting will result in the sale of some of Henri’s stock and an opportunity to establish a significant line of credit with the venture capital firm. These extra funds, if Andy can secure them, should provide sufficient money to meet Henri’s growth targets for the next few years. The venture capital firm’s assessment team has asked Andy to provide a quarterly master budget for the year that just began, complete with pro forma financial statements, at the meeting. They have expressed special interest in Henri’s earnings per share (EPS), cash flow from operations, and profit margins, indicating that good numbers in these...
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...BJ’S RESTAURANTS, INC. 2012 ANNUAL REPORT INCREASE IN REVENUES TO $708.3 MILLION 14 % % Resonating with the consumer. INCREASE IN COMPARABLE RESTAURANT SALES 3.2 11 % INCREASE IN OPERATING WEEKS $ 31.4Million fISCAL 2012 NET INCOME $ 1.09 fISCAL 2012 NET INCOME PER DILUTED SHARE BJ’S RESTAURANTS, INC. INVESTING IN QUALITY A loyalty proven by our financial results. 61 2 3 5 4 1 2 1 1 3 6 1 28 1 11 selected financial highlights (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) Revenues Net Income Net Income Per Share: Basic Diluted Total Assets Shareholders’ Equity Number of Restaurants at Year End Comparable Restaurant Sales Increase (Decrease) $ $ 2012 $ 708,325 $ 31,409 1.12 1.09 2011 $ 620,943 $ 31,570 $ $ 1.14 1.08 2010 $ 513,860 $ 23,162 $ $ 0.86 0.82 2009 $ 426,707 $ 13,038 $ $ 0.49 0.48 2008 $ 374,076 $ 10,308 $ $ 0.39 0.39 $ 566,876 $ 371,834 130 3.2% $ 502,079 $ 332,449 115 6.6% $ 430,085 $ 287,826 102 5.6% $ 381,122 $ 252,979 92 (0.8%) $ 335,209 $ 232,277 82 (0.3%) TOTAL LOCATIONS / JANUARY 1, 2013 130 We opened 16 new restaurants, including one relocation, which translates into an Certain statements in this Annual Report and all other statements that are not purely historical constitute “forward-looking” statements for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to be covered by...
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...Button, Button RICHARD MATHESON The package was lying by the front door-a cube-shaped carton sealed with tape, their name and address printed by hand: "Mr. and Mrs. Aurthur Lewis, 21 7 E. Thirty-seventh Street, New York, New York 10016." Norma picked it up, unlocked the door, and went into the apartment. It was just getting dark. After she put the lamb chops in the broiler, she sat down to open the package. Inside the carton was a push-button unit fastened to a small wooden box. A glass dome covered the button. Norma tried to lift it off, but it was locked in place. She turned the unit over and saw a folded piece of paper Scotch-taped to the bottom of the box. She pulled it off: "Mr. Steward will call on you at 8:00P.M." Norma put the button unit beside her on the couch. She reread the typed note, smiling. A few moments later, she went back into the kitchen to make the salad. The doorbell rang at eight o'clock. ''I'll get it," Norma called from the kitchen. Arthur was in the living room, reading. There was a small man in the hallway. He removed his hat as Norma opened the door. "Mrs. Lewis?" he inquired politely. "Yes?" ''I'm Mr. Steward." "Oh, yes." Norma repressed a smile. She was sure now it was a sales pitch. 103 SHORT STORY DECISIONS DECISIONS "May I come in?" asked Mr. Steward. ''I'm rather busy," Norma said, ''I'll get you your whatchamacallit, though." She started to turn. "Don't you want to know what it is?" Norma turned back. Mr. Steward's tone had...
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