Essays on Trade-Off

American Public University

1. Consider the nature of the trade-off between richness and reach of information. How is the trade-off defined? Give a real world example to qualify for the maximum possible credit. The trade-off between richness and reach of information means that reaching information at the different level of richness might cost differently. If someone would like to reach information, he needs to pay for this service, and the price depends on the richness of the information requested (Nayab, 2014). Advanced communication and information technologies have decreased the cost of reaching rich information nowadays; however, it does not mean we do ...

Introduction

Trader Joe is a success story of a retail chain in the United States. The chain is named after its founder Coulombe Joe who is an MBA from Stanford University. Trader Joe had a humble beginning in 1967. The firm grew over the last fifty years and it had expanded to 414 stores by 2013. The objective of this paper is to define Trader Joe’s business-level strategy. It also discusses the trade-offs that allow Trader Joe to achieve competitive advantage.

Business-Level Strategy of Trader Joe

A business-level strategy is helps a firm in gaining competitive advantage over competition by exploiting their core strengths ( ...

Mmmmm dd, yyyy

Section 1: Basic Concepts Concept of the Cloud The IT term “ cloud” is short for two related concepts. For the man on the street, it can just mean the internet and that is acceptable1. For the IT initiate, it would be “cloud computing” which is the delivery of on-demand computing services (e.g. applications) to clients via the internet from server farms of the service provider. These services are applications and databases which reside in the vendor’s various locations unknown to the customers. Google and Facebook are there in the cloud. Such architecture allows the type of service called ...

Summary of the Topic

Polygamy entails a practice or the state of having more than one marital partner at the same time while monogamy involves sticking to one spouse. Biologists, anthropologists, and archaeologists have been trying to find a solution to the complicated query of whether human beings are polygamous or monogamous. Research teams have reviewed the variations of human DNA to that of animals and have come across several ways to explain the evolution of people from a polygamous setup to one that requires more intimacy. This essay assesses articles and books that attempt to understand how evolution has affected polygamy and ...

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Efficiency Improvements and Trade-off’s

Ghosn’s first act of efficiency was to minimize the time uncovering the problems hounding Nissan. He did this by creating 9 functional teams who would be looking for all possible faults. The Japanese avoid public finger-pointing and value face saving. This approach could have offended and demoralized many managers. Production capacity was reduced to match current demand levels. Factories were closed (Belson, 2002) causing a 14% reduction of the workforce. This was highly effective but it was more painful for the Japanese who trusted in life-time employment. That bond of trust was surely damaged. Sales ...

In the business operation, outsourcing refers to the act of contracting out some business processes to a third party. The factors that drive business to decide on outsourcing their business processes are diverse. They include factors such as technological development, skilled laborers, costs such as labor cost and raw materials amongst other factors. Outsourcing can either be done within the same country or outside often referred to as offshoring and nearshoring respectively. Some of the major drivers that force businesses to outsource some of the business process include costs, strict government regulations, taxes and incentives (Carmel & Nicholson, 2007). In ...

Saving v/s Investment

Although used interchangeably, the terms savings and investment differs significantly. Important to note, the term savings refers to short-period investment in highly liquid products that allow the depositor/investor to access money any time or with minimal hassle. Some of the saving based instruments available for the investors are saving account, certificate of deposits, checking accounts,et cetera. Another notable feature of saving is that the money deposited is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Therefore, a saving carries minimal risk as in any condition,i.e. even if the bank defaults, the deposit will be safeguard up to ...

Instruction:

David Colander presents a journal known as eastern economic journal in 2016. A set of rules are important to organize the teaching of introductory economics. These rules offer an advantageous instructions and suggestions, which provide a platform for further discussions to unify. If a teacher follows all these efficient rules, then they make grading easier and students can remember all material related to the course. Many Economists argue that our way of teaching is not well and we are teaching the wrong directions as well. Every teacher should keep in mind that every principle is a tool not a ...

Corporate Activities:Alibaba Group

About the paper Corporate finance activities are now deeply embedded into the core business environment of any business entity. Be it for the quest for growth, additional capital or corporate governance, all such crucial decisions are related to the environment of corporate finance. To learn more about such business aspects, in this paper, we will discuss two corporate finance activities undertook by Alibabe Inc. These two activities are related to mergers and acquisitions and alteration to the capital structure of the company.

Mergers and Acquisitions: Alibaba to Invest $1 Billion in E-Commerce Startup Lazada

On 13th April, 2016, Chinese Internet giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. announced its biggest every overseas acquisition ...

Project Management

Suppose that you are a project manager, and you face the challenge — to complete the project in a very short period of time. In case the usual working schedule will not allow you to finish a project before the deadline, you will be forced to search for a way out of this complicated situation. One of the possible solutions is increasing the amount of resources to be spent on the development of the project. A project manager can reduce the expected duration of the project by assigning more workers, overtime work, or by assigning additional materials and equipment (Project ...

In the United States of America, over 45 million people that is 15 percent of the population are poor; a reliable data from the Census Bureau and the percentage is feared to increase every year. Japan and Europe are better as the level of poverty is lower. Businesses in the developed world are aware not all their consumers are rich. They have invested in the production of low-cost products and services targeting these people. For instance, automakers make low-budget cars such as The Model T Ford, the Volkswagen Beetle, the Mini Cooper, and Citroën 2CV all are low-cost ...

About the paper

Capital structure of the company represents the mix of debt and equity components used by an entity to finance its capital requirements. However, right from the beginning of the corporate era, the goal of the financial managers has always been the minimization of weighted average cost of capital and thereby maximizing the value of their entity. Ironically, the world of academicians is divided and postulates different opinion as under what conditions the WACC rate is minimized and how the additional funding affects the WACC rate of the company. While static trade-off theory stands as the most pragmatic theory relating ...

Explain the difference between multiple independent variables and multiple levels of independent variables. Which is better?

It is important to note that design experiment requires researchers to decide on the type of dependent variable that they should use in their respective study and distinguish the same from the independent variables. However, every research ought to have a single dependent variable, but the independent variables can be many, an aspect that makes the independent variables be considered as parameters. Therefore, for our case, multiple independent variables indicate the use of many parameters in conducting a study. For example, if we take a survey to find the extent of obesity in a given area, and take the ...

Inflation and Employment

Inflation and Employment The world’s economy is in a constant growth and countries are doing their best to keep up with it. New technologies, green energy sources, and cheap labor help propel an economy in the right direction. However, it has its disadvantages towards the citizens; most are simple while others are quite severe. Inflation and employment move hand in hand with each entity affecting the other. The higher the inflation, the higher the rate of unemployment. Struggling countries are trying their level best to keep up with the economic changes by creating substantial jobs for its citizens. ...

Introduction

Graham and Harvey surveyed about 4,440 firms chief finance officers, and only 392 reviews came back. Large enterprises rely primarily on present value methods, capital structure and capital asset pricing models whereas small businesses likely use the payback period technique (Graham 12). Companies are more concerned about sustaining financial flexibility, healthy credit rating, stock appreciation, and EPS (earnings per share) dilution, especially when the entities are issuing equity. Little evidence was also found that organizational executives have a great concern about asymmetric information, personal taxes, free cash flows, and asset substitution. There is also some support for trade ...

Q: Determine the annual effective financing percentage cost of the yen-denominated notes issued in each of the three scenarios in the Blades case for the future value of the yen.

Scenario 1: No change in value of yen Scenario 2: 2% appreciation in the value of yen relative to Baht Scenario 3: 3% appreciation in the value of yen relative to Baht Q: Determine the probability that the financing cost of issuing yen-denominated notes is higher than the cost of issuing baht-denominated notes As we may note from the above spreadsheet table, under all the three scenarios, the annual ...

Introduction

The term principles of economics as will be used in this study refer to unique techniques and notions that are often utilized by economists in adjusting economic activities. The term is often associated with an economy that designates proficient uses of resources by societies with a rationale to achieve their set goals. A shared understanding of the concept in any society is that irrespective of the geographical position where the concepts are applied, the use of the principles of economics applies in a similar way whatsoever. However, other researchers such as Crawley, (2015) assert that economic principles refer to ...

Q1. The numbers of suppliers that are involved in the manufacturing of the machine are dependent on the quality of the goods and services that they are offering. In the 100 potential suppliers, the adequate amount of suppliers in the earliest stages of production is 30. The reason that the number is so high is to determine who the best fit is for the company in the long run. To determine the suppliers that the company should work with, the sections of the company that should be involved include; the acquisitions, engineering section, manufacturing, and the quality assessment ...

Executive Summary

The purpose of this research is to try and examine factors that influence business performance of SMEs. The aim of this study is to give the seeing on how individuals ought to begin their business by taking an evaluation at all the elements affecting business performance. Thus help to lessen the danger of disappointment and expand possibilities of success. The study inspected eight variables that impact the SMEs business achievement. These components are SMEs trademark, administration and expertise, items and administrations. (SMEs) Is acknowledged internationally as an apparatus for enabling the citizenry and economic development. It has been connected ...

The organizations have been adapting to different strategies with a view to beat the competition, as well as sustain their position in a given market. However, the organization also needs to consider both internal and external variables that could affect the overall performance of the organization. In today's challenging world, we often find the organizations competing in an over-crowded market. Hence, under such conditions, it is more important to focus upon either introducing a new product or to capture a new market, or to get into such a market space, wherein no one else can compete with the organization (Sparrow 2404-2427).

Such strategies ...

Security requirements are crucial to the effectiveness and efficiency of a program or system. There are so many ways of obtaining standard security requirements that can be adopted and used. Such requirements can be drawn from the readily available security frameworks that have set standards that are internationally acceptable. They can also be company requirements set by the members.

Why are protection profiles reusable?

A protection profile gives an outline of standards, objectives and prerequisites for products that concern security requirements as regards various users. However, the requirements for protection profiles are entirely independent of the implementation process they are available for the public to ...

Introduction – Situation

The purpose of this document is to prepare the detailed negotiation plan and risk assessment for the negotiation of the Toyota Rv4 purchase with one of the medium-size dealers in the area and the maximum budget of USD$ 20,000 available immediately. The negotiation process will be done within a given timeframe of two days that will include the first stage of negotiation and will potentially extend to the second negotiation round that will depend on the trade-off and negotiation priorities. The conclusion and signing of the deal are not included in the scope of this document as the purpose ...

Introduction – Situation

The purpose of this document is to prepare the detailed negotiation plan and risk assessment for the negotiation of the Toyota Rv4 purchase with one of the medium-size dealers in the area and the maximum budget of USD$ 20,000 available immediately. The negotiation process will be done within a given timeframe of two days that will include the first stage of negotiation and will potentially extend to the second negotiation round that will depend on the trade-off and negotiation priorities. The conclusion and signing of the deal are not included in the scope of this document as the purpose ...

A transport manager in Singapore Post Limited is tasked with the responsibility of planning, organizing, directing, managing, evaluating and overseeing the operations and budget of transportation departments in charge of transportation and movements of goods or companies involved in services of supply chain. Further, to identify the opportunities for improvement of transportation services. Singapore Post Limited is a branch of Singapore Telecommunications s Limited. It deals in production of logistic services both domestically and globally. Other products and services include financial, postal and agency. Based on the product for which logistics is required, the organization applies the cost trade-off method ...

This text is about the human sense of morality. Taurek writes about having moral dilemmas when a person has to choose who to help. The main question is whether the number of the endangered people should count or their personal qualities in a situation when you can save only one group of people and not the other. He uses the term trade-off to describe a problem of not having enough medicine to save all the people who are in need. Taurek believes that we should not consider the numbers of people involved. He makes up a hypothetical situation where there are ...

An organization’s main function is concerned with getting their jobs done; producing services for their customers. Operations management is crucial because it manages most of the organizational resources. All business organizations are concerned with how to survive and prosper in the future. Business strategies are thought of as plans or set of intentions that set up long-term plans and actions that are required to ensure the success of the organization in future. (Skinner 1969, p.135). However, no matter how big the plan, or how noble the intentions are, the strategy can only become meaningful in reality if it ...

[Institution Title] According to the National Conference of State Legislature's website, one in every seven children between ages 10 to 18 years will run away from home (Finzel, 2013). This was supported by the data provided by the National Runaway Switchboard through the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in 2008. According to the report, there were approximately 1.3 million youth were living-off the streets of the US territory (Molino, 2010). This statistics is alarming considering the potential risks that await the youth while they remain unsupervised in the streets. Not to mention the implication that a high incidence ...

Introduction 3

Capital Structure Issues 3 Business and Finance risks related to capital structure 4 Modigliani and Miller’s [MM] capital-structure theory . 5 Criticisms of the MM model and assumptions . 5 Capital-structure evidence and implications . 6 Estimating the firm’s optimal capital-structure .. 8 Conclusion .. 10

Introduction

Capital structure management is crucial in enhancing business sustainability. In that respect, as a business environment change, organizations seek to manage their balance between debt and equity application. In that respect, this analysis seeks to demonstrate the effects of capital structure on a business risk and returns. To achieve the ...

Introduction

This article is a report of marketing research of Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) that was conducted to assist in solving some of the problems facing the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO). The article contains the management questions that were answered, the decisions made, and the strengths and weaknesses of the research. The research was conducted by administration of questionnaires to respondents.

Management Questions to be resolved

The research conducted helped to answer certain management questions. These questions include; - The number of subscribers; the research was able to obtain the approximate number of those people who are subscribed to the VSO performances. From the data ...

Introduction

The trade-off between risk and return is an always been a concerned for the analysts and researchers and the concepts related to the same are extremely effective and essential. Financial Management is one of the largest fields which have different dominating options embedded in it. Financial Management is a combination of two things that are managing and finance. It means that the management of the financial function is more than essential and effective for the sake of the organization (Elton, Gruber, Brown & Goetzmann, n.d.). The concept of risk and return has number of aspects as well in which different techniques ...

INTRODUCTION

In recent times, there has been an intense exploration of the Tunneling field effects transistors. This is because it has been discovered to have the potential to offer a way out of many concerns, especially the power concerns, in nanoelectronics. “Graphene nanoribbon was recently discovered and has been deemed ideal for tunneling FETs,” [1]. For graphene nanoribbons tunneling transistors, the subthreshold swing has been investigated to be a nonlinear function of temperature. The graphene nanoribbon has been declared as the best candidate for tunneling field effect transistor owing to its compatibility with planar processing, direct and narrow band gap, and low ...

Optimal leverage analysis

The Toll Holdings Limited is an Australian company whose operations are majorly in transport on roads, sea, rail and air. The company, in its operations, requires to be financing at all times. Sometimes the profits the company makes are not enough to finance all its projects. It, therefore, calls upon the company to think of a better way to finance its projects. One of the ways of financing the projects is through taking of debts. These debts are supposed to be scrutinized by both the company and the lender. Some debts might have some negative implications on the company and, ...

Abstract

Natural selection is the gradual process where biological traits are changed to become either more prominent or uncommon in a given population. Individuals who have certain trait variations may have better survival chances and having higher reproduction rate compared with those who lack such trait variations. This favors such a population to thrive more compared with others and eventually result to a new population that has evolved. This experiment aimed to demonstrate the power of a small advantage in causing evolution as a result of natural selection. The number of the unicorns in the population where all the colors had the same fitness was ...

IS-LM model also known as the Investment Saving-Liquidity Preference Money supply model is a macroeconomic tool that shows the interrelationship between interest rates and the actual output, in the money market as well as the goods and services market. The point at which the IS and LM curves intersect is known as the general equilibrium. This is an extremely fundamental tool and has been used by different economists in a bid to explain the various macroeconomic concepts that define how activities flow in the goods and services market and monetary market. As a critical tool among monetarists and Keynesians the IS-LM model ...

Introduction

The term “warehousing” can be understood in English as “a storehouse for depositing goods and merchandise”. Suppose that the goods and merchandise are nothing but our good old data – sales reports, statistics, and business transactions – this will constitute a “data warehouse”. The concept of data warehousing states that data from older system is copied into a new system dedicated entirely for analyzing data. Data warehouse will store a substantial amount of historical data. Users of this system are able to continuously ask or query it to retrieve data for analysis. Many organizations have adopted this concept to informed decisions faster through the historical ...

The marijuana legalization issue was first debated over 100 years ago by BIHDC (British Indian Hemp Drugs Commission). This commission resorted to a defined conclusion that; cannabis sativa (marijuana) was detrimental to human health,and the best way out was to impose high taxation to this drug. Prohibition of this drug was inevitable; the best solution was to tax the crop highly. This resolution failed after several years of attempts. Marijuana remained a legal drug in India until the year 1989 when it was phased off by the single convention international narcotics treaty (Gahlinger 2004). Over the recent past, an acute ...

Data compression algorithm for wireless sensor networks

Abstract There is an increased use of wireless networks in organizations. There also the use of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) that is used for monitoring the environment. The two basic activities that are involved in WSN include data acquisition and data transmission. The problem with the process of transmitting and acquiring tasks is that there is high power consumption. This needs the use of data compression so that there is reduced consumption of power. This paper will analyze algorithms that are used in Wireless Sensor Networks to undertake data compression. In particular, there will be the analysis of ...

The article talks about how US monitory policy is related to the Federal Reserve lending rate. The Federal Reserve has the mandate to regulate circulation cash in the public hands. By doing so, the country is able to achieve; stabilizing prices, standardize long-term interest rates, creating employment opportunities and attain general economic growth. The Articles shades the challenges arise for policy makers while balancing the objectives. When the central bank stabilizes prices for a long time, items, goods, services, and labor prices remain unwaged by inflation. While this paves a prosperous economy, it too indicates efficient resources allocation hence a better living ...

Data compression algorithm for wireless sensor networks

Abstract There is an increased use of wireless networks in organizations. There also the use of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) that is used for monitoring the environment. The two basic activities that are involved in WSN include data acquisition and data transmission. The problem with the process of transmitting and acquiring tasks is that there is high power consumption. This needs the use of data compression so that there is reduced consumption of power. This paper will analyze algorithms that are used in Wireless Sensor Networks to undertake data compression. In particular, there will be the analysis of ...

Introduction.

Born in 1912 by Jewish immigrants in New York, Milton Friedman was a renowned statistician and economist best known for his contributions in the free-market capitalism. Throughout his distinguished career, Friedman made major contributions to the analysis and conducts of economics and economic policies. His significant work encompassed money, economic history, economic methodology, micro and macro-economics, international economics and economic policy (Friedman, Savage, and Becker, 2007). His work towards the development of economics as a subject remains a key mark in the literature of development of economics. Most of his theories and concepts are still in use, in most economies; however, to a ...

Abstract

According to the United States Census Bureau under the Department of Commerce (2013), the United States of America has a population of 313 million (as of 2012 census) that needs to move from one place to another and requires goods and services to be moved as well for their many needs. Twenty three percent (23%) of this population is above eighteen (18) years of age and can legally drive a motor vehicle across the United States’ 3,531,905 square miles of land . Transportation is made up of three very distinct components, transportation infrastructure, vehicles and transportation operations. Infrastructure in ...

- The interest rate required by investors on a debt security can be expressed by the following equation: Interest rate = RRF + IP + DRP + LP + PRP + CRP. Define each term of the equation, and explain how it affects the interest rate. RPF stands for real risk-free rate. Real risk-free rate is the minimum percentage of return required by investors identified for the moment of calculating the interest rate. RPF identifies maximum value of the risk that could be accepted. In practice, risk-free rate is bound to a three-month US Treasury bills. There is directly proportional to the interest rate and the ...

Abstract

The current essay tries to explore the concept of workforce diversity management, as approached and handled by the organizations, along with its importance in furthering their strategic goals and objectives. Diversity management, as a concept of HR deals with creation of a positive work environment that openly accepts all organizational members with their heterogeneity in terms of possessing differing physical and emotional attributes, values, interests, knowledge, and skill-sets, so as to provide them with a fair chance to maximize their full potential and optimally contribute towards organizational growth and success. The concept operates at two levels, namely; “intra-national diversity and cross-national diversity” ( ...

We went for management and teamwork building activity in mountain Everest. We Were to work in a group of five members, where there was a team leader, physician, environmentalist, marathoner and I was the photographer. As we set ourselves on the base camp, each and every member had his or her own goals and we had the group goals. My goals as the photographer was to reach the first second camp, where I would spend extra day in both camp 1 and camp 2. Such a decision was an intuitive decision making since I was to give reasons such as the health ...

Brief Background to the Case

The current case about Medical Temps Inc. revolves around the issue of capital structure. Basically, the owners and the financial advisors are having an argument about the future capital restructuring plans for the Medical Temps Inc. Tiffany Radcliff, the owner of the company, believes that the company will experience not zero, but slowed growth in the upcoming years, due to external factors, such as a significant decrease in demand for temporary nursing workers which is what the firm is all about; a significant increase in firms offering similar services at competitive price ranges; and other indirect factors leading to two factors ...

Optimum Budget Allocation Method for Project with Critical Risk by Tomoichi Sato

Optimum Budget Allocation Method for Project with Critical Risk by Tomoichi Sato A project, irrespective of the field it is in has numerous constraints; the constraints are categorized using three criteria; budget, quality, and time (Bosworth, 1995, p. 46). The constraints of the project affect the outcome, with risks and threats associated with these constraints in the project’s cycle. This can be seen under various coverage of the project, for instance, in the execution phase, certain steps that may result with the project failing and/or decline of the quality standards associated with the approach on a specific project ...

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INTRODUCTION Background 4 Information Sources 4 Limitations 4 ANALYSIS Presidential Election and the Economy 5 CONCLUSION Summary and Interpretation of Findings 12

REFERENCES 13

Abstract This paper presents an analysis of the article entitled The Growth Recession of 2012 and the Presidential Election published by Forbes.com in October 2012. The purpose of the paper is to present a recently published article and provide an analysis in light of the principles and theories of economics. The discussion involves the analysis of a recent article by relating it to the theories and principles of Economics specifically ...

Since the advent of the Internet, its use and influence on people has expanded exponentially. Like any emerging technology, the Internet has its detractors, who claim that it is having detrimental effects on the way people think. Though the arguments of detractors are serious, it is equally if not more important to examine the ways that the Internet has a positive impact on the way people think. A positive look at how the Internet has changed the way people think requires considering historical arguments about technology’s effects, examining definitions of intelligence, the availability of information, how the brain is ...

Determinants of Capital Structure

Abstract Decision on capital composition is a crucial decision for firms as it has major financial and profitability implications. The objective of this paper is to identify the determinants of capital structure and discuss the key theories on capital structure. The paper discusses they key theories of capital structure, providing evidence of the theory and listing its limitations. The MM theory is the foundation for the other modern theories of capital structure. The trade-off theory is an extension to MM theory relaxing the assumption of bankruptcy. Pecking order theory highlights the firm’s preference of internal cash flows as ...

Since the advent of the Internet, its use and influence on people has expanded at an exponential rate. Like any emerging technology, the Internet has its detractors, who claim that it is having detrimental effects on the way people think. Though the arguments of detractors are serious, it is just as important if not more so to examine the ways that the Internet has a positive impact on the way people think. A positive look at how the Internet has changed the way people think requires considering historical arguments about technology’s effects, examining definitions of intelligence, the availability of ...

In every economic undertaking, one has to consider the security perils associated with his undertaking before realizing the expected utility. Since information is a vital component that determines success of any economic activity, systems keeping, managing and disseminating such information have to be safeguarded in order to protect the information. During this process, several factors are considered:

The severity of the risk; the magnitude of the risks involved in managing and conserving the information determines the trade-off between taking cautious measures and ignoring. The cost incurred after cybercrime hacking, or phishing has taken place in a banking system is high compared ...

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Information is an essential asset in the functioning of any business. The information captured, recorded and shared each day precisely defines the business relationships between vendors and clients, along with the basis for an organization’s internal processes and business operations. Protection of this data is as crucial as protecting your money, and needs as much attention and planning (Herold, 2010). Business personnel need to be made aware of information security since it is about safeguarding the critical data pertaining to the functioning of the organization. Information security also pertains to ensuring the integrity of the data ...

Introduction

The given economics study, questions the trade-off that exists between economic deficits and current account deficits. In this regard, current account deficits and GDP variables are used to establish how real income growth affects current account balance in Turkey. In order to establish the correlation between real income growth and current account balance in Turkey, ARDL model is use to examine the variables since all variables cannot be there fixed when the initial variations of the variables are taken. After taking first differencing the GDP variables become stationery and for this reason there is no purpose of differencing the ...

(a) The two articles “Debt is Good for You" and “Debtors’ Prison" explore the use of debt financing by corporations and contrast it to equity financing, as well as investigate the implications of excess borrowing.

“Debt is Good for You" discusses debt and equity financing by providing a brief overview of the scientific research in this area. It uses the paper by Modigliani and Miller, who claimed that the proportions of equity and debt have no effect on the firm’s value, as a reference point for further discussion and shows the evolution of the theory related to company financing. In ...

There is often a trade-off for our society between consumption and the environment. The faster the economy grows the more resources it needs for further development and hence the more stress it puts on the environment. Consumerism in the contemporary society is often blamed for continuous pressure to produce and for the wasteful use of resources for manufacturing unnecessary material goods. However, there are always numerous sides of the issue to consider and it is impossible to find a unique solution to the dilemma between consumption and environment.

The article “The Consumer Culture. Are Americans becoming materialistic?” gives a comprehensive analysis of ...

Abstract

Sustainability of engineering systems forms the fundamental principle that guides actions and decision-making activities in any organization. Meeting current without compromising future needs is the overall goal of sustainability. Sustainability is also critical when making a trade-off among social, economic, and environmental goals. However, sustainability is yet to be realized in industrial ecology due to several challenges that impede its implementation. For this reason, sustainability within the industrial environment forms the basis for this paper.

The rise in industrialization and increase in population coupled with the effects of globalization have generated an increased need for sustainability. According to the World ...

Summary of fundamental ideas presented

Wireless network is the interconnection of computing nodes without any physical linkages. Multipath effect is a challenge that faces wireless linkages. To enhance reliability of communication through wireless network there are a number of factors to consider and these include formulation of outage probability so as to simulate individual reliability of a linkage over slow changing channel. Ergodic capacity is time independent and so it may not be suitable for improving wireless linkage over slowly changing channel. Hindrance between numerous sessions ought to be attended through employment of various techniques of medium access at the MAC layer. To do this various route ...

A well-known saying “There is no such thing as a free lunch” belongs to Milton Friedman, Nobel Peace Prize winner in Economic Sciences (Tucker, 2008, p. 27). This phrase poses a key question whether or not something can be free. “Free lunch” appeared during a period in history when bars and saloons in America started attracting their customers by offering them free lunch (Riley, 2006). Obviously, they sacrificed money for lunch knowing about the trade-off on drinks their customers would order.

It refers to such economic concepts like opportunity cost and scarcity of resources. In addition, it is important to understand that ...