...Question 3: The presentation of financial statement information in common-size amounts rather than dollar amounts means that the items in the financial statement are presented as a percentage, instead of a dollar amount (Edmonds, Tsay, & Olds, 2011). This type of presentation is sometimes more meaningful when analyzing two or more organizations of differing size against each other, as well as analyzing these organizations over various time periods (Edmonds, Tsay, & Olds, 2011). Essentially, common-size amounts allow an individual to quickly compare different organizations, or the same organization’s performance over time by reducing the bias of dollar amounts (Edmonds, Tsay, & Olds, 2011). Common-size amounts present a better comparison of the organizations financial health and enable the organization to better analyze internal and external trends (Edmonds, Tsay, & Olds, 2011). Most organizations use debt-to-equity ratio, profitability, gross profit margin or operating profit margin percentages in the financial statement to quickly compare different organizations or to compare the organizations financial health (Cheng, 2014). Debt-to-equity ratio assesses a proportion of...
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...in writing and following through with assignments. Please continue to encourage him to practice handwriting and use a computer to word-process his assignments when possible. Leonel is showing steady growth in Language Arts. However, his behavior continues to be distraction to others. Please encourage him focus on academic achievement instead of talking to or distracting others during class time. Maria’s reading scores are still significantly below grade level and as we discussed, excessive absences make it...
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...I would like start this week’s learning journal on apologizing for not being able to submit my programming last week’s programming assignment on time. I made sure that I wouldn’t repeat that mistake again, I take course very seriously and I’m determined to take part in all aspects of it. What I did was to attach it to an email which I sent to you sir. Unfortunately I didn’t get to assess any of my colleagues assignment, so I went ahead to get the solutions of the assignment and compared it to what I did and I noticed I wasn’t far away from it. The reading assignments and extra tutorial are all really good. After checking my assignment I went through the learning, the discussion assignment was talking about relation operators. I used the think python...
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...Mr. Harrison possesses great computer skills; he conducted analysis that resulted in cost-effective recommendations by using Excel tools to drastically improve the quality of collected data. He designed process mapping and documented end-to-end dataflow processes in Microsoft Visio; and he prepared flowcharts, and synthesized (using PowerPoint) and presented information data in logical/manageable components. Mr. Harrison is considered a Senior Level user of MS Project. Mr. Harrison effectively builds strong and continual relationships with customers and stakeholders. During his assignments, Mr. Harrison routinely interviews key decision makers and stakeholders across the organization chart. He has facilitated discussions with various professionals – including analysts,...
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... During 18 January 2012, Computer Hope, Craigslist, Google, Reddit, Twitter, Wikipedia, and more than 115,000 other websites go dark in protest of the Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA). The Raspberry Pi single-board computer is released in the United Kingdom. On 26 October 2012, Microsoft Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface been released to replace Window 7 but personally, Window 7 more easier to use compare Window 8. Besides, there were a lot video game cannot be play in Window 8. Major computer event in this year is facebook officially crosses the one billion active users mark on 4 October 2012 based world statistic. Major event in computer at year 2013 is Yahoo.com has announces it will purchase Tumblr for $1.1Billion. Besides, Facebook introduces Graph Search in January 2013 as it offers some users early beta access to the service. Graph Search is later released to everyone and allows people to use natural language in the Facebook search. On January 2013, BlackBerry releases its BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system. It is good news for BlackBerry users. In addition, Microsoft announces in February that it will be moving away from Hotmail brand and begin moving over 300 million users to the new Outlook.com e-mail service. For a gamer, this year should be an awesome years. On 20 February 2013, Sony officially announces the PlayStation 4, a replacement for the PS3 gaming console. Addition, Microsoft unveils the Xbox One on 21 May 2013, a new gaming console to replace the Xbox 360....
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...Hello! Thank you for your question regarding the statistics of test takers and their test preparation expense. The short answer is that there are variations based on the specific type of test. I have prepared a response for each of the tests. Below are the details of my finding. TEST STATISTICS: For the statistics on test preparation cost, I have assumed the cost of test preparation materials found online for each of the tests. GRE: According to data from an ETS report, the total number of test takers for the general GRE between July 2013 and June 2014 was 572 779. Of this figure, 59% was US citizens while 36% was non-US citizens. The citizenship status of the remaining 5% percent was not specified. Preparation for the test varies as individuals may decide to buy the GRE test preparation samples available online. Assuming one prepares with the super kit, the cost is $70 for a soft copy. The cost of the taking a GRE test is $220.70 for Chinese test takers and $205 for test takers from the rest of the world. The test is available in about 1000 test centres around the world. The paper-delivered tests are offered three times a year at each test centre while the computer tests can be available for up to three times a month in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea test centres. These data translate to a minimum of 3000 tests offered per year. GMAT: A report available from GMAC indicates that GMAT had a total of 247,432 GMAT test takers between July 2014 and June 2015. This...
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...I was one of those student, and I was scared because being a first-generation college student I didn’t know I could afford college with the help of financial aid, or that there are scholarships that are willing to help students like myself. Through all of my preparation and experiences UCR would be a great university for me to accomplish my goals. 2. Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced. Feel free to speak about either an opportunity or a barrier. It’s OK if you’ve experienced one and not the other. Educational opportunities: List any programs or additional classes that have better prepared you for college: 1. EOPS 2. TRIO 3. CAP Educational barriers: Have you faced any barriers or challenges related to school and/or your schoolwork? How did you overcome or strive to overcome them? List three personal characteristics or skills you had to call on to overcome this challenge: 1. First generation 2. Subjects My first year of college, was difficult for me because as a first-generation student I was faced with very little knowledge of the college process which was an educational barrier I had to learn to overcome. The first program that I was involved with at RCC was the Community for Academic Process (CAP), which allows students to register for group courses that are linked to each other. For instance, in a semester the CAP program scheduled me in a Math, Reading...
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...For measuring the success of a project, we have certain criteria’s to be met which are scope, time, cost goals, customer satisfaction, team satisfaction and quality of work. A part from this we also consider Return on Investment or bottom line and monetary value are also important metrics to be considered for measuring the success of a project. “Even if the project cost more than estimated, took longer to complete, and the project team was hard to work with, the project would be successful if users were happy with the upgraded computers” (Schwalbe, 2014). According to this point I think ROI is an important metric for a successful project. As ROI, gives an idea or an outline to the organization of the resources what to make use of and what not to use so, that the effort, time and budget would not be wasted and also it would be less. According to this circumstance, I think Return on Investment or Bottom Line plays a vital role for the success of the project. Monetary value is defined as the amount of value which is invested on a resource, product, or service and the item is given a price based upon the monetary value. As per my knowledge, I think that monetary value is important and always required for a project because each and every company come forward to accept the project in order to work for the project with the confidence of monetary value. For example, let us assume the famous company CISCO company, there are many users who utilize the service of CISCO phone services. Initially...
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...IGN: Simpli Age: 14 What region are you from: United Kingdom Timezone: GMT Do you speak English fluently: Yes. Do you speak any other languages: Other than English I can also speak urdu How active can you be per day: During weekdays I can be online for 4+ hours wheras on weekends I can be online for 8+ hours. What is your current playtime (ex. /playtime): I have not played much this map but my playtime of last map was 10 hours+ Previous staff experience: EnderCraft (80 PB) - I was Admin on EnderCraft and it was quite popular so I had a chance to learn a lot. I was on EnderCraft Almost Every day. I learnt a lot whilst working at EnderCraft. EnderCraft helped me learn the basics of being a staff member and those skills have helped me become staff on other servers. EnderCraft was shut down as the owner was busy in real life and he couldn't pay for it. ProtocolRIP (10 - 50 PB) - I was Platform Admin at Protocol. It was a Hardcore Network with gamemodes such as HCF, Practice, and KitMap. Protocol helped me get a better understanding of being staff on servers. I handled a lot of the management at protocol such as Community and Staff Management. Protocol helped me improve on a lot of skills such as the basics of Screensharing, Maturity, and Responsibility. SerenityPvP (80 - 300 PB) - I was moderator on SerenityPvP and it was the most popular server I have worked on to this day. It helped me really understand the importance of being staff on a large server. Are you staff on...
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... Recommended Network and suggestions Student’s name University name Instructor’s name 8th August 2014 What is the first step you will take in developing a strategy to respond to this situation? The reviewed of the client requirements and their existing architecture it sounds like there is no wireless architecture in place also security policies. As described on the requirements Richton’s intent to resolve a large scope of network performance and security issues by doing a simple quick fix to enhance their network. The first step I will take in developing a strategy to respond to this situation. During the meeting I would like to discuss with Richton Toy management team the security risk installing 802.11b wireless network. An unsecure wireless on their own network without security measure can comprise their Toy Design sensitive data. An unsecure Wireless network is prone to malicious threats hacker can perform Man-in-the-Middle attacks or simply sniff out authentication credentials from network traffic. Also, the purpose of a Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery Plan is to prepare their business in the event of extended service outages caused by factors beyond your control ( natural disasters, man-made events), and to restore services to the widest extent possible in a minimum timeframe. The benefits having a good business continuity plans will keep their company up and running through interruptions of any kind included power failures, IT...
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...1.1 Information Quality The information quality is related to the quality of the information systems content, which serves as a source of value to users (Huang and Benyoucef, 2013). The high-quality, sufficient and relevant information contribute to a positive brand image to the customer which benefit the business. The author will critically illustrate the reasons for the low score and poor performance in the information quality. 1.1.1 Language First of all, Savait tries to encourage the consumers to join the community by having the pop-up window written in English. In the home page, “the buyers’ choice”, a big “start shopping” title, a horizontal scrolling bar and the detailed product description which are all in English conveys the message to the customer that this website sells fashion products internationally. Besides, English titles are used at the bottom in order to tell customers where they can find the terms and conditions, shipment, payment, size, etc. However, what makes the user confusing is that the menu item is in both the English and Italian. In addition, when the consumer clicks the payment and shipment links which are both English in the footer menu, they will find the detailed information in Italian. The payment (Liu and Arnett, 2000) and shipment information (Xing, Grant, McKinnon et al, 2010) are crucial elements in the ecommerce because it is related to business transaction and service. It should be written in English in order to let the international consumer...
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...In addition, one student in particular rounds the number to the nearest tens instead of the tenth place. The teacher will meet these students in a one and one Math conference and reteach place value using games and other hands-on activities. 2. What do student work samples from this lesson, reveal about those students’ levels of engagement and understanding? The students work sample reveals that three students did not mastered the concept of rounding numbers to the tenth place value. These students misapplied the rounding rules for rounding numbers left to right and appear to have difficulty finding the tenth place value. Considering, these three students will have a one on one Math conference with the teacher for further reinforcement. 3. How did your classroom procedures, student conduct, and use of the physical space contribute to student learning? The classroom procedures and student conduct were taught in the beginning of the school years and would be revisited when necessary. Therefore student knew the classroom expectations for an instructional session, recess time, whole group and small group sessions. In this math lesson, I used both whole group and small group instruction to ensure students understood and could identify the tenth place value, then look at the number door to the tenth to assist with either rounding the number up or down. Due to students knowing and understanding the classroom’s instructional expectations, they show no sign of behavior as they worked...
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...Area 3: Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence is the ability to use one’s emotions, feelings, moods with consideration of those of others as a source of information that allows one to make better choices to navigate more effectively throughout life. To develop and apply emotional intelligence requires self-awareness, learn to manage and harness emotions, and develop skills such as listening to that make you more effective interacting with others. The results of the emotional intelligence show that my husband and I range in the effective functioning that needs strengthening to enhancing our skills that we can use as leverage to develop weaker areas. I agree with the results because they display some of the characteristics that my...
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...“Consumers tended to shun private-label and unknown brands of pens and pencils to buy familiar brand names, but had little specific brand loyalty. (Cespedes and Kindley 2013). I agree with this because writing implements are only purchased a few times a year on average. The consumer may have difficulty differentiating because the product has a very low impact on daily functions. More than likely, the consumer will chose a brand they’ve used before or the first set that catches their eyes based on needs (cost, quantity, color, etc.). However, marketing research could establish a clear and concise answer to this question. “Marketing research enables firms to implement the marketing concept by helping them acquire information about whether and how their goods and services satisfy the desires of target-market customers” (Warren et al 2015). The only way to distinguish if products are differentiated in consumers’ minds is to poll them and compare information gathered with recorded sales data. On the retailer end, they are more than likely able to make a distinction between products more than the consumer would. The retailer would have historical sales data of their own to show which products have sold more and at what price points. Since the retailer has a brand to maintain, it would be logical to only sell products that have a large profit margin but that is not the only factor retailers consider. In addition to price, consumer purchasing habits or willingness to spend as well as...
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...drawings. They should be allowed to choose and cut out, for instance, six or more of their circle drawings and think of as many connections as they can between each of the drawings. For example, ‘the face is smiling because the watch says it is lunchtime’. ‘The sun is roundish, or it as round as an orange’. Teaching strategies can be used to support creative thinking across the curriculum. Any lesson can develop creative thinking if it involves pupils or students generating ideas, suggesting hypotheses, applying imagination and finding new or innovative outcomes. Teachers should try to include creativity in the lessons they teach and look for evidence of pupils or students 1. using imagination 2. generating questions, ideas, and outcomes 3. experimenting with alternatives 4. being original 5. expanding on what they know or say 6. exercising their judgment (Fisher, 2006). Another strategy that could be adopted to spark and evoke a reasonable degree of the imaginative and the creativity of learners at secondary school level is to continue to use open-ended questions rather than closed-ended ones and to engage the learners in series of tasks; from simple to thought provoking ones. Sometimes, they are made to become resource persons or facilitators. Learners could be trained also on how to critique the existing order, appreciate, make a critical and constructive reform, evaluate or assess it. The wisdom here is to ensure that to an appreciable degree, students are remoulded from...
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