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year is 1945; you pull over at a gas station to pump some gas. Five dollars back then, did all the magic; they filled up your whole tank. With a full tank you could probably make a whole trip around the whole city. Gas back then was only eighteen cents per gallon, for us that seems unrealistic, but it happened. In the years of 1950 through 1970 gas prices remained almost the same by just raising by a few pennies. Not a drastic change at all. People still were able to fill up their tank with…

In the USA Today article provided, minimum wage workers and the protests for a higher pay were highlighted. Similarly, a major theme throughout the book, The Grapes of Wrath, was the constant struggle to make ends meet and find a well-paying job. Towards the end of the book, Tom obtains a job while the rest of his family is forced to worry about when they will receive a job and stress about the wellbeing of the family. In today’s society, jobs are easier to come by in my opinion because they do…

feel your fingers practically developing arthritis. This job is mundane, but there aren’t many out there and any sign of weakness means you’re on the streets. This job has you for everything its worth and it’s not letting go. They’re paying you 10 cents an hour (approximately 2.50 an hour in 2014), not enough to get by. Money is money, but sometimes you wish you could make more. Then along comes FDR to set a minimum standard for income with the Fair Labor Standards Act. You become excited at the…

United, Southwest, British Airline, Korean Air, Singapore or Virgin Atlantic; consumers’ points are worth at 1.4 cents each by transferring points to six airline programs’ rewards, but American Express Everyday Preferred credit card cannot transfer points to any airline’s rewards. Besides, consumers can use the points to buy flights on any airline at 1.25 cent each by Chase, while at 1 cent each by American Express. (MileCards.com, 2014) American Express should increase the flexibility of…

Discussion Questions 1. To what extent were the actions of Bernard Ebbers indicative of leadership, and to what extent did Ebbers display destructive deviant behavior? Provide examples of leadership and deviant behavior from the case. Bernie “Ebbers lead WorldCom through over 60 acquisitions over a period of 15 years.”, which averages one new acquisition per quarter. (http://open.lib.umn.edu) In our reference text, Bernie was described by one WorldCom employee as being “...like a rock star.”…

sewer etc. “Pullman factory workers were forced to live in Pullman’s model town where they paid rent 20 to 25 percent higher than the rent paid for similar accommodations in Chicago. The cost to the Pullman Company of illuminating gas was only 33 cents a thousand cubic feet but Pullman employees were forced to pay Pullman $2.25 for a thousand cubic feet. Chicago supplied the Pullman Company with water at four…

that was at age 11. Up to that time, he had been making a small profit off of the re-selling of items from his grandfather’s grocery store. For instance, he would buy a six pack of coca-cola for twenty-five cents, and re-sell each coke for five cents; this gave him a profit of five cents. His first real investment was made after visiting the New York Stock Exchange, and he bought three shares of Cities Service Preferred, for $38 per share (rediff.com). He ended up making a measly profit of…

This was the sad reality for many poor civilians living in that time. People would be arrested and tortured for begging. “Theft for anything over five pence would result in hanging” (Johnson). Five pence in U.S dollars is eight cents. Eight cents. Steal eight cents and you end up dead. That was the crazy reality back then. Laws back in the Elizabethan Era were very different than the laws implemented in today’s society. The laws and punishments back then were by far the most cruel and unethical…

In the modern world, the penny has become almost obsolete; few American stores sell any product for a mere penny as it has become so devalued that it has little independent function. In fact, since 2005, individual pennies have cost more than one cent to produce, resulting in a net loss for the federal government. Ultimately, pennies have little practicality in the modern world and are of increasing consequence to the American economy. Some people, like Edmond Knowles, may advocate for the…

They would sell their cookies at 23 cents per box of 44 cookies. This exercise of selling girl scout cookies would help them develop their marketing and business skills and raise funds for their local Girl Scout council. Next, the Girl Scout organization began the process to license the first…