Overview of Applications by Discipline ECONOMICS Estimating sensitivity of demand to price 352–356 Pricing problems 352–366, 422–427 Estimating cost of power 363–366 47–56, Assessing a utility function 554–556 Estimating demand for products 632–638, 649–650, 764–771, 965 Subway token hoarding 792 FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING Collecting on delinquent credit accounts 14–16 Cost projections 29–33 Finding a breakeven point 33–41 Calculating NPV 57–62 Calculating NPV for production capacity
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lending to corporates, individuals, and other banks or financial institutions. Credit risk management needs to be a robust process that enables banks to proactively manage loan portfolios in order to minimize losses and earn an acceptable level of return for shareholders. Central to this is a comprehensive IT system, which should have the ability to capture all key customer data, risk management and transaction information including trade & Forex. Given the fast changing, dynamic global economy and
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Starting Your Own Business Contents List of illustrations ix Preface xi 1 Getting Started 1 What's holding you back? 1 Learning to handle success 3 Overcoming the mental blocks 3 Fighting back 6 Checking your readiness 12 Case studies 13 Action points 15 2 Finding Ideas 16 Looking right in front of you 16 Cashing in on change 17 Carving a niche 18 Acquiring commercial skills 20 Working on your self-esteem 20 Choosing a trading name 21 Checking your readiness 24 Case studies 24
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internal control Qver Financial Reporting CASES INCLUDED iN THIS SECTiON 1. Simply Steam, Co. 155 Evaluation of Internal Control Environment 2. Easy Clean, Co. 155 Evaluation of Internal Control Environment 3. Red Bluff Inn & Café 165 Establishing Effective Internal Control in a Small Business 4. St. James Clothiers 169 Evaluation of Manual and IT-Based Sales Accounting System Risks 5. Collins Harp Enterprises 177 Recommending IT Systems Development
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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 3e William N. Lanen University of Michigan Shannon W. Anderson Rice University Michael W. Maher University of California at Davis FUNDAMENTALS OF COST ACCOUNTING Published by McGraw-Hill/Irwin, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, 10020. Copyright © 2011, 2008, 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or
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CHAPTER 5 Internal Control Evaluation: Assessing Control Risk LEARNING OBJECTIVES | | | | | |Review |Exercises, Problems, | | |Checkpoints |and Simulations
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“A critical component of any winning business is an HR function that improves business results. I highly recommend this book to HR and business leaders everywhere.” —William S. Allen, Senior VP, Group HR, AP Moller-Maersk AS, Copenhagen, Denmark “Got business? This book does. By asking (and answering) the tough questions about HR relevance for line managers, shareholders, and customers, readers will clearly understand the why, how, and what of HR transformation.” —Rich Baird, Joint U.S. and
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mail.com Guide to Energy Management Seventh Edition Guide to Energy Management Seventh Edition by Barney L. Capehart, Ph.D., CEM Wayne C. Turner, Ph.D. PE, CEM William J. Kennedy, Ph.D., PE Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Capehart, B. L. (Barney L.) Guide to energy management / by Barney L. Capehart, Wayne C. Turner, William J. Kennedy. -- 7th ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-10: 0-88173-671-6 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-88173-672-4 (electronic)
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COURSE MODULE ABI 204 / ECOMM INTRODUCTION TO E-COMMERCE Unit 1) Introduction to E-Commerce Objectives In this chapter, you will learn about: • The basic elements of electronic commerce • Differences between electronic commerce and traditional commerce • Advantages and Disadvantages of E-Commerce • Business Process Suitability for E-Commerce • Economic forces that have created a business environment that fosters electronic commerce • The ways in which businesses use value chains to
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USA $25.95 CANADA $27.95 • W h y do our headaches persist after taking a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a 50-cent aspirin? • Why does recalling the Ten Commandments reduce our tendency to lie, even when we couldn't possibly be caught? • W h y do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save 25 cents on a can of soup? • W h y do we go back for second helpings at the unlimited buffet, even when our stomachs are already full? • And how did we ever start spending $4.15 on a cup
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