The Bland-Allison Silver Purchase Act of 1878, which was passed by the U.S. Congress to help with the coinage of silver over gold. Richard P. Bland had presented the first version of this document to help the west and its radicals with the unlimited coinage of silver at no cost. The Bland version of this act was passed by congress but the conservative senate disliked the act and decided it was unacceptable. William B. Allison represented the act in what could be a revised version and this time the act was accepted by the conservative senate. This amended version of the act demanded the U.S. treasury to Purchase a total of 2-4 million dollars worth of silver on a monthly basis, and these 2-4 dollars million were to be coined into silver dollars
These costs can be both personnel and non-personnel and both direct and
Within the subsequent 40 expense reports, three additional exceptions were found. One exception (Sample No.11) was missing approval, and remaining two exceptions (Sample No.15 and No.45) were missing receipts, indicating the employee expense reporting process had systemic issues and was not in compliance with Schnitzer Steel Accounting Manual Section 300-10. No exceptions were found regarding reimbursement eligibility base on Accounting Manual Section 300-20.
State Farm is a very well known insurance company. They are known for their great coverage and rates; along with many other discounts that they offer to customers. They are at the top of the game against other insurance companies that they compete with. They have many various ways that they advertise to get people to come and get insurance from them. They range from funny to more sentimental types of advertisements.
Why State Farm was so successful in using humor: State Farm has been known as one of the best insurance companies in the United States for a while know. To keep ahead of the competition, State Farm has been creating unique, funny advertisements. Each humorous advertisement State Farm creates lures a different type of customer in based on many target audiences the company goes after. Four very well known commercials of State Farm are the use of Saturday Night Live “Coneheads” characters, the “Hoopers”, Jake from State Farm, and the newest one Jake from State Farm “Emoji” edition.
Being concerned about protecting the things you love are the natural instincts of mankind. We live in a world of ultimate control and have all experienced the unannounced spontaneous events that life throws just to prove we are not in control of everything. Alas, we should never feel the fear of not being in control and the inability to protect our loved ones. The “Never” State Farm commercial uses this feeling to convince families to buy their insurance to protect their values in everyday life. The State Farm Insurance commercial begins with an eligible bachelor that states he is never getting married.
More than 40 years ago a pension was the best form of assurance for a financially happy life after retiring. In 2016, the Central States Pension Fund forecasted that it will run out of money in the near future. To potentially stop the fund from running out of money, it has proposed cuts to current and future pension payments. These cuts will affect not only thousands of workers, but could affect millions. As the director of the Central States Pension Fund it would be best to push for cuts on pension payments.
The Subaru commercial called "Welcome to the pack" tells the story of a woman and her pet dog who participate in a road trip with her boyfriend. The dog, named Butch does not like his owner's boyfriend in the beginning. They continue their trip in their Subaru with Butch repeatedly showing his dislike of the boyfriend. Then in the end the boyfriend puts the woman's coat over her shoulders in the attempt to keep her safe from the chill of the night, showing Butch that he is a kind man. The commercial ends with Butch laying his head on the boyfriend's leg as the couple sits close together with the Subaru in the background.
New techniques used in the motion picture industry allow the transfer of images from computers onto film. The information may be not only in the form of numbers, but also in words or images. The result is the ability to take information from a variety of sources and store it onto one medium. The need to store tremendous volumes of documents for long periods of time has been a liability since the beginning of the motion picture industry.
Salary expense was $57k over in June and $918k over budget YTD, for the most part due to revenue-generating positions added during the year and partially due to the market value adjustments added earlier in the year. The market value adjustments led to Purchased Services savings. Purchased Services showed an YTD decrease of $424k, with a continued favorable trend expected in FY17.
Adrianna Cirillo Mr. Moriarty Freshman Literature and Composition 9 June 2023 The Injustice in our Justice System There are times when society is built upon unfair principles and the idea that some groups must prosper over others. This unfair system is exactly what Harper Lee tackles in her book To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as Bryan Stevenson in his book Just Mercy. Lee’s book is set in the secluded town of Maycomb in Alabama, sometime around the 1930s. It follows the life of Atticus, a lawyer, and his two children Scout and Jem.
Understanding the total cost of making internet access to students, parents, and the community is a process that must be completed before the recommendations can be implemented. According to Total Cost of Ownership, CoSN. (n.d.), “Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a methodology that allows you to measure and understand the costs of acquiring and maintaining networks and staff. A TCO assessment helps to determine and articulate the effects of proposed budget cuts or other changes that could result in
The two factors that demonstrate that the traditional system may produce estimates that are different than that of the unit cost are high overheads and indirect cost
ANSWER 1 – Long-run average cost refers to per unit cost incurred by an organization in the production of a desired level of output when all the inputs are variable. The LRAC of an organization can be attained from its short-run average cost curves. Each SRAC curve represents the firm's short-run cost of production when different amounts of capital are used. The shape of the LRAC curve is similar to the SRAC curve while the U-shape of the LRAC is not due to increasing and later diminishing marginal.
In this concrete jungle, a process which satisfying customers’ demands are of critical importance to any parties has been a growing recognition. These processes are the means whereby products are developed manufactured and delivered to customers and through which the continuing service needs of the customers are met. The logistics concept is the thread that connects these crucial processes and provides the basis for the design of systems that will cost effectively deliver value to customers. Thus logistics management is essentially an integrative process that seeks to optimize the flow of materials and supplies through the organization and its operations to the customer. It is a planning process and an information based activity.
