Case 16-8 Frozen Memorandum To: Professor John Li Department of Economics Hunter College From: Yuen Mei Hau Re: Frozen Date: November 27, 2017 Summary: This article is talking about Ballooning Out of Control LLC want to reduce their increasing compensation and benefit costs. One of the method is to amend the pension plan by eliminating the accrual of pension benefits for future service, the company won’t add value…
WITH THE WORD, JUSTICE ALOIZIO MERCADANTE. I defended with a lot of conviction, and continue defending, the sharing system of Petrobras which was the only service provider in pre-Salt, as creator of local policy and of public purchases to enable investments in the industrial chain of gas and oil to stimulate the Brazilian industrialization. As a MCTI Justice, my single question concerning Petrobras was the construction of an oceanographic research vessel, which was a partnership between MCTI,…
hedge funds, with 351 managing $1 billion (page 166). He further explains that if 1 out of 3 prominent hedge funds were to blow up, it would cause a domino effect to the broader markets (page 169). Which leads me to the question of why are hedge funds not closely regulated if they can have such a severe effect on the market? In addition, another lack…
A summary of “Reputation and Coalitions in Medieval Trade” During the eleventh century, the Mediterranean took on an air of prosperity. Both transportation service and mail delivery service were competitive. Each trade center was free. Although they provided favorable conditions to promote commerce, there were contractual problems. The need to solve those issues drove traders to form an economic institution which could facilitate trade by lowering transaction cost and information transmission.…
This is very interesting and good story to review about chapter 4. After reading page 102 I realized how good is the deferred compensation plan to offer for both their players and business. Andrew can reduce the risk of spending money and increase the money value. And Falcons can invest rest of Andrew’s money to use in other various ways that results greater return and increase their profitability. I think deferred compensation plan is smart for both and results better in future. However, I…
Introduction The Washington Metro, otherwise known as Metro or Metrorail, is the primary public transit system for Washington, D.C. and surrounding Maryland and Virginia areas. The organization, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), was founded in 1967, and has since overseen all Metro and Metrobus operations (Wmata.com, 2015). Today, Metrorail consists of six lines, 91 stations and over 117 miles of track. Deemed as the second-busiest transit system in the United States after…
Just a year ago Flat Head Café was on the verge of closing. We were losing customers to a recently opened diabetic friendly restaurant. Our profits had decreased 40%. Flat Head Café serves a high population of Native Americans and the percentage of them who are diagnosed with diabetes has reached epidemic proportions. Our customers wanted to reverse those numbers. We took notice, and we made a change. The first thing we did was revise the menu to meet the needs of our diabetic population. We…
The foreign policy procedure in regards to the battle agains the Mexican cartel issue has remained fairly steady under the past administration. Aid has been sent to the Mexican government in large quantities for nearly a decade now, in many forms. The United States has been sending large shipments of weaponry and equipment to the Mexican military forces to help them be able to combat the cartel forces. Additionally training programs, economic support, and other forms of military aid has been…
879 Market Street Springfield, IL 60645 November 30, 2011 Mr. John Smith Customer Service Manager California Electronics 7865 N. Franks Street Taxes, TX 09876 Dear Mr. Smith, Please Credit my MasterCard account, No. 7876-0987-8123-4561, for the charge of $1,000, due to damaged equipment. On November 10, 2015 I made a purchased online from California Electronics, a digital camera and a Sony computer for a business presentation that is going to take place in a week from the date I wrote this…
Billionaire Donald Trump is the proud endorser of ACN,a,multinational telecommunications company that has been regularly accused of being a scam. Many have questioned Trump's reasoning for endorsing ACN, believing his motives are purely monetary. Is Trump really so obsessed with money that he is willing to endorse anything for the right price? Let's look at the facts. Trump is one of the richest men in America today. His businesses seem to be performing well, and his television career also seems…