of any activity on an objective basis. * Assisting management in decision making :Decision making is defined as a process of selecting a course of action out of two or more alternative courses. For making a choice between different courses of action, it is necessary to make a comparison of the outcomes, which may be arrived under different alternatives. Such a comparison has only been made possible with the help of Cost Accounting information. * Identification of profitable and unprofitable
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There is no doubt incarceration is to reduce crime; but is giving longer prison sentences the best course to reduce crime? In recent years, many argue there are better alternatives. Before reaching my own verdict, both views are to be discussed. The first field upon which people argue is the effectiveness of lengthening imprisonment. Retributivists argue that longer incarceration deters people from committing crimes (the 'chastening' effect). Harsher punishment is said to prevent offence in the
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CASE STUDY: THE GENERAL MANAGER I. TIME CONTEXT Acme Kemico, a small chemical outfit, was established in the early part of 1986. It was started as a single proprietorship selling paints and house sprays. The office set-up was composed of nine persons namely: a General Manager who was also the owner of the company; an Office Manager who served as the recruiting officer, accountant and overall supervisor; a lawyer who acted as the company’s legal counsel; five salaried salesmen who are directly
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1. Presentation of the Facts Surrounding the Case. Who Moved My Cheese? focuses on four main characters there are two mice named Sniff and Scurry, and two little people named Hem and Haw. The four of them live in a maze and spend their days scurrying about in the eternal pursuit of cheese, however each of the four has his own unique approach to this hunt. Sniff is extremely good at sniffing out cheese, while Scurry specializes in scurrying after newly discovered cheese. Hem and
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Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice Grand Canyon University: Ethical Decision Making in Healthcare Lisa Firkus October 27, 2013 Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice Care providers strive to provide care that is patient focused that maintains confidentiality and respect. This paper is about the maintenance of patient confidentiality and the trusting relationships that must be maintained between the patient and the healthcare providers. Ethical Implications of Breaching Confidentiality
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international leaders continued to reject a military course of action, the US could have provided radio-jamming technology to halt the radio broadcasts that coordinated and perpetuated the atrocities, however this was considered a non-starter by The Pentagon due to the cost of the operation and vulnerability of the equipment in Rwandan airspace. Thus, the international community, and the US in particular, failed to take plausible alternative causes of actions that could have saved thousands of lives. This
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| |Identify each claimant (key actor) who has an interest in the outcome of this ethical issue. From the perspective of the moral | |agent—the individual contemplating an ethical course of action—what obligation is owed to the claimant? Why? | |Claimant |Obligation (owed to the|Perspective (What does the claimant hope will happen?) | |(key actor) |claimant)
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Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 Abstract In order to fulfill ABET requirements, Northern Arizona University’s Civil and Environmental engineering programs incorporate professional ethics in several of its engineering courses. This paper discusses an ethics module in a 3rd year engineering design course that focuses on the design process and technical writing. Engineering students early in their student careers generally possess good black/white critical thinking skills on technical issues. Engineering design
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Camp Industries is the defendant in a $44 million class action suit. There is a probable chance Camp Industries will lose the case with an estimate of a $30 million loss. When this situation occurs, the company must first accrue for the amount that is estimated as a loss and also include a disclosure note in the financials explaining the situation. The ethical dilemma regarding this case has to do with the loss contingencies and whether or not to accrue for unsettled litigations
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Alcantara Threats: * the labor union case threatened to strike over the issue of a 10% percent increase in wages * the government had been pushing cement companies to switch to coal * quarrel between the owner of the land III. ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION (A.C.A) * A.C.A #1 Switching to coal for production Advantages: 1.) Financial assistance from the banks 2.) Lower production cost of cement Disadvantages: 1.) High cost of expenses for installing 2.) Increase the company
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