could affect one’s own personal welfare, the avoidance of unjustified or false premises in practical reasoning can be of inestimable value. Accordingly it is useful to have at one’s disposal some methods for showing a premise to be false or unjustified. Such methods may be called methods of refutation, and there are several kinds: (1) deductive falsification, (2) showing that there is 1 insufficient inductive evidence, (3) reductio ad absurdum, and (4) showing a double standard. In what follows…
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Table of Contents 1. Business overview 1 1.1. Business name 1.2. Business logo and slogan 1.3. Prime function 1.4. Location 1.5. Legal structure 1.6. Vision statement 1.7. Mission statement 1.8. Personal objectives 1.9. Staffing 1.10. Staffing prerequisites/requirements 1.11. Business equipment prerequisites/requirements 2. Marketing plan 3 2.1. Marketing objectives 2.2. Target market 2.3. Competitors 2.4. Product 2.5. Price 2.6. Promotion 2.7. Place 2.8. Situational analysis…
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firm can pay its bills, and how should surplus cash be invested? 1.2 Forms of Business Organization A. A sole proprietorship is a business owned by one person. There is also no legal distinction between personal and business income for a sole proprietor. All business income is taxed as personal income. A sole proprietor is responsible for paying all the firm’s bills and has unlimited liability for all business debts and other obligations of the firm. B. A partnership consists of two or more owners…
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Income statement (sometimes known as the statement of operations)▶ Statement of retained earnings (usually included in statement of stockholders’ equity)▶ Balance sheet (sometimes known as the statement of financial position) ▶ Statement of cash flows Financial statements are the business documents that companies use to report the results of their activities to various user groups, which can include managers, investors, creditors, and regulatory agencies. Accounting is an information system. It…
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Accounting has been around since the beginning of civilization. ¡§Accountants participated in the development of cities, trade, and the concepts of wealth and numbers.¡¨ (Giroux) The importance of accounting cannot be overemphasized. Equally important are the standards used to guild the application of accounting practice. Without principles and standards, financial reporting would not fairly present the financial position of a company. Accounting has changed and evolved vastly over time and continues…
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Money is the prime motivator at work’. Discuss this statement with reference to theories of motivation. In today’s economic crisis with the UK having been through a double dip recession, and suffering major benefit cuts, money could be seen as the prime motivator at work. Motivation could be said to be “the processes that account for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.” (Mitchell, 1982) In 1943, Maslow published his paper "A Theory of Human…
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calculator and personal calendar. Dave made his first trip to China, accepting an invitation extended by Chinese officials. 1977 also marked the first year that HP recognized a revenue of over $1 billion with $1.4 billion. It had also expanded to 35,062 employees by 1977. In 1978 Bill retired as CEO and was succeeded by John Young. HP saw revenues of $2.4 billion in 1979 and had increased employee figures to 52,030. The 1980’s were especially kind to HP. HP became a major player in the…
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superstar Michael Jackson who was born in Gary, Indiana, on August 29, 1958. He entertained audiences throughout the world practically his entire life. He began his career as a young child with The Jackson Five and reached stardom before he even reached double digits in age. He remained in the group throughout the 70’s and was a central figure in this group which was made up of Michael Jackson, his brothers: Tito, Jackie, Jermaine, and Marlon. In the 80’s is when Michael Jackson became a full fledge star…
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Argument Essay: 200 points Requirements: Final draft is to be 2,000 words minimum, double-spaced, in 12-point font. Use APA manuscript style with in-text documentation and References page. Eight sources total: Four print-based sources from the Ivy Tech Virtual Library: two should be scholarly journal articles, and two should be periodicals. Two internet sources that you evaluate using the “Form to Evaluate Web Sources” under Blackboard Resources; this form must be turned in with the…
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Comparison Essay: Comparison of two sources For this assignment you will critically read and analyze two articles on the same subject and compare and contrast them. Length: The essay should be 3-5 double-spaced pages. The majority of the paper should be the comparison of the sources. You will also need a Works Cited page. A critical comparison of two different authors on the same subject can be most enlightening. This is an activity you will be doing informally whenever you are doing research…
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