Opportunity cost

't have enough money to pay your bills, it 's probably time to re-assess how much you earn versus how much you spend. If you do have enough money to pay your bills and you still don 't pay them on time, that 's more a matter of disorganization that costs you in late fees on a monthly basis. Set aside a little time once a week to do this unwanted…

1. Define research problem. The research is about studying the reasons behind the recent United Parcel Service Inc. announcement of an increase in their shipping fees on oversized packages ahead of of holidays, between Black Friday and New Year’s Eve. 2. Conduct literature review. The e-commerce market has been growing rabidly during the last years as the consumers tend to shift to order more products online than buying it from traditional retailers. While the retail sales have an annual…

Industrial Park and the relevant industrialisation policies. 4) The company is considering investment in automotive mold products in Thailand. Because Thai automotive industry has matured into a world-class production base, so there are still a lot of opportunities in the market of molds for Thailand automotive…

Chapter 3 RESULT AND DISCUSSION 1. Growth Responds of String Beans and Bell pepper 1.1 Height Increment of String Beans at Every Two Weeks Interval. Figure 1 shows the height of string beans from 2nd week to 10th week. Data gathered for the height were taken every 2 weeks. Result show that plant inoculated with rhizobial culture from makahiya (MR) were the tallest 67.93 cm after 10th week, followed by plants inoculated with rhizobial culture from lalaking aratilis (PR) 63.96, then PD 59.52.…

Summary of “Economic Profit vs. Accounting Profit” Robert L. Bartley writes about the about how the economic and accounting versions of profit differ. While economists are interested in what creates production and thus profit, while accountants focus on the money earned for the owner. Most CEO and CFOs are follow the accountants definition, however they should be looking at the economists way, as it show the driving force behind the company’s production rate and profit. Summary of “America’s…

Short-Answer Questions Answer the following questions in a short paragraph or two. What are the four possible responses to anomie? Explain each one and give an example (but not one from the textbook). The four responses to anomie are: ritualism, retreatism, innovation, and rebellion (Michener et al., page 462). Ritualism: A person who maintains social norms but rejects society's goals and refuse to strive towards success. A person who works at a newspaper company for 35 years without a…

company. For instance, if it is proved that Autoclenz treated their self-employed contractors as full-time employees in terms of allocating job duties, than the employer is bound to bear financial costs related to minimum wage structure, list of holidays, additional employee benefits, etc. On the contrary, costs associated with unfair dismissal also become prominent while treating sham provisions, with reference to…

1. Demographic Transition (development/population): What is the Demographic Transition Model (DTM)? What are its stages, and what are its characteristics? How can the DTM inform policy makers and scholars regarding population pressures toward resource conservation? The Demographic Transition Model (DMT) is a graph that shows population (Y axis) change over time (X axis). There are three lines of information on the graph: birth rate, death rate and total population. It is useful because it shows…

How can one product take away all of the stress from the day? How can this same product be healthy at all? The answer to the latter is: it’s not. To some smokers, smoking a cigarette can be the most relaxing thing they do all day. Some smokers have reported that just one cigarette takes away their stress and leaves them feeling great. However, this is not the whole story. Smoking even one cigarette is more harmful for the body than anyone ever realizes. The first time a person smokes a…

determine is a framework for an industry analysis. It is applied to determine the level of competition in an industry and to measure whether companies in that industry can earn profits above their cost of capital. The greater the industry rivalry is the less probable it is for companies to earn above their cost of capital. Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) are based in the luxury segment. Incumbent automotive competitors are focusing on combustion motors as well as electric engines and a…