Essays on Arizona State University

Business Combinations

Companies invest in other companies for a variety of reasons. The main one is an increase in profits. Another is the company being acquired offers something that can improve the acquiring company’s operations (vertical integration). Sometimes they are in totally unrelated businesses (horizontal integration). The first question our CPA should ask the client is why they want to invest in Company K. When one company invests in another, they can account for the transaction in three ways. The cost method is used when the investment is less than 20% ownership and no influence on decision making. The equity ...

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Squeezed juice and bottle juices are of high preference as opposed to juices, which are flavored, colored, and added preservatives. Fresh juices and fruits are also in a better position to be bought if the competing juice substitute is made using unhealthy and artificial ingredients. The reason as to why the fresh juices made in trucks are preferred is their availability especially in an area that has high temperatures. I supermarkets, you will find products that are added preservatives to improve their shelf life, a quality that makes fresh juice from fruits highly demanded. Most consumers prefer making their ...

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This paper explores how human behavior can negatively and positively affect the environment. The body of the paper covers the following topics: 1) An explanation (with examples) of how environmental cues shape behavior; 2) How behavior can be modified to support sustainability and how this can limit any negative impact on the environment; 3) How social norms influence behavior and beliefs about the environment; 4) Two possible solutions that could successfully change behavior and habits in order to lessen negative environmental impact.

How Environmental Cues Shape Behavior

Cavanaugh & Fitzsimons (2009) co-authored a paper entitled “Happy Holidays? How Sights and Sounds of the Holidays ...

As a nutritionist, I find it ironic that problems on my personal life arise from issues on weight. My husband, even before we got married mentioned to me that he will start losing weight, but years later, we are still caught up in the same problem. Our main argument revolves around his weight; we are not able to have a baby because of the issue. It is sad to see because not only is his family life affected, but even his social and personal lives are being altered. To make things harder for us, his mother is even encouraging his unhealthy ...

Why is now the right time for you to pursue this graduate degree program? Why is the Business Analytics program the right fit for you? Culture varies from one country to another. I belong from Saudi Arabia, a country that has an entirely different from many other countries; a country where the ratio of women in the workforce is much less than other countries thus showing that they do not contribute enough the economic development of the country. The economic situation of Saudi Arabia is very satisfactory, but still it can be further improved if women play their part in ...

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Photovoltaic (PV) systems are one of the next generation’s renewable energy sources for our world energy demand. PV modules are highly reliable. However, in polluted environments, over time, they will collect grime and dust. There are also limited field data studies about soiling losses on PV modules. The study showed how important it is to investigate the effect of tilt angle on soiling.

The study includes two sets of mini-modules. Each set has 9 PV modules tilted at 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 23, 30, 33 and 40o. The first set called "Cleaned" was cleaned every other day. ...

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Tanning seems to be the latest trend in recent years, whether “artificially” at tanning salons, or naturally from sun exposure enjoying a day at the beach or by the pool. Many people tan with hopes of obtaining that “natural glow” without giving thought to how this exposure is affecting them. Some of the artificial methods used for tanning include; tanning beds, tanning lotions, tanning pills and tanning sprays. Natural tanning (from exposure to the sun) as well as tanning by use of tanning beds depends on exposure to UV rays which are divided into UV-A and UV-B. The rays penetrate ...