...LIVING BY NUMBERS Question 1 Determine the economic earnings of MarineCorp Sdn. Bhd., Green Port Sdn. Bhd and Sungai Emas Port Sdn. Bhd. | Economic Earnings | MarineCorp Sdn Bhd | RM 14,274,611 | Green Port Sdn Bhd | RM (14,588,232) | Sungai Emas Port Sdn Bhd | RM 5,030,563 | Green Port will have negative economic earnings and the other two will have positive economic earnings. Positive Earnings = provides higher return than the cost of capital Negative Earnings = the value of the company was destroyed and investment should be avoided from this company because it indicates that the company failure to provide higher returns than the cost of capital. Question 2 Rank the companies in terms of their performance. We divided the companies’ performances into two categories which are based on Value Based Management (VBM) and based on profits. | VBM | Profit | MarineCorp Sdn Bhd | 1st | 2nd | Green Port Sdn Bhd | 3rd | 1st | Sungai Emas Port Sdn Bhd | 2nd | 3rd | VBM MarineCorp ranked 1st because Economic Eearnings = RM 15,128,910 – RM 854,306 = RM 14,274,611 Sungai Emas ranked 2nd because economic earnings = RM 5,218,364 – RM 187,801 = RM 5,030,563 Green Port ranked 3rd because economic earnings = RM 31,381,168 – RM 45,969,400 = RM (14,588,232) PROFIT Green Port ranked 1st because profit = RM 27,370,609 MarineCorp ranked 2nd because profit = RM 15,348,792 Sungai Emas ranked 3rd because profit = RM 5,841, 524 ...
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...Running Head: POVERTY IN AMERICA The Effects of Poverty on Millions Americans and New faces of Poverty & Possible Prevention Clara M Jones Strayer University Instructor: Dr. Astiage Tondari Economics of Social Issues ECO405009VA016-1124-001 June 9, 2012 Abstract When a person think of poverty, one simply says’ and or think that individuals, families, groups, and what have you lack financial stability; however, there is so much more that should be considered when it comes to poverty. The World Health Organization has described poverty as the greatest cause of suffering on earth. Living in a state of financial instability is both physically and emotionally damaging, the stress alone can make one ill. Poverty continues to be a problem not only in the United States of America but in developing countries and less developed countries (LDC) worldwide. Some of those countries are under developed countries and developing countries; furthermore, there are major problems in both. The main focus in this paper is on poverty in America; also, the new faces of poverty and how it affects the new faces. . Four Families of Article from USA TODAY, September 28, 2011 The article covers various issues of poverty of different families and individuals; however, the main portion of the article is about a father in Leesburg, Virginia. The man’s name is Billy Schlegel. He is the father of three children; also, he is divorced as of 2004. Billy and his ex-wife share joint...
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...Program that will calculate the number of square feet (living space) in a 4-room house. Problem Analysis In this Program , the aim is to calculate the square feet of a 4 –room house So we need to know each rooms length and breadth , then calculate each rom’s area and the find the sum of those Area of Room1=length1*breadth1 Area of Room2=length2*breadth2 Area of Room3=length3*breadth3 Area of Room4=length4*breadth4 Total Number of Square Foots = Area of Room1+ Area of Room2+ Area of Room3+ Area of Room4 Program Design Pseudocode Start Declare the variables i,j as interger length[4], breadth[4],area[4] as double array sum as double Display “Enter the Rooms length and Breadth” For i= 1 to 4 do Accept length[i], breadth[i] Next i Display “Finding Area and total number of square foots” Set sum=0 For i= 1 to 4 do Area[i]= length[i]* breadth[i] Sum=sum+Area[i] Next i Display “Total number of square foots”, sum Stop Program Comments and Test Data C++ code #include<iostream> #include<string> using namespace std; int main() { int i,j; double length[4], breadth[4] ,area[4], sum; cout<<"\nEnter the length and breadth of each room"; for (i=0;i<4;i++) { cout<<"\nRoom "<<i+1<<" Length :"; cin >>length[i]; cout<<"\nRoom "<<i+1<<" Breadth :"; cin >>breadth[i]; } sum=0; for (i=0;i<4;i++) { area[i]=length[i]* breadth[i]; ...
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...STATISTICS ASSIGNMENT-I What methods of Index Number calculation is used to calculate Cost of Living Index ? Introduction: An INDEX NUMBER measures the relative change in price, quantity, value, or some other item of interest from one time period to another. Classification of index numbers: According to purpose for which index numbers are used are classified as below. i) Price index number ii) Quality index number iii) Value index number iv) Special purpose index number Price index number: Price index number measures the changes in the price level of one commodity or group of commodities between two points of time or two areas. Ex: Wholesale price index numbers, Retail price index numbers, Consumer price index numbers. Quantity index number: Quantity index numbers measures the changes in the volume of production, sales, etc in different sectors of economy with respect to time period or space. Note: Price and Quantity index numbers are called market index numbers. Methods of constructing index numbers: A large number of formulae have been derived for constructing index numbers. They can be 1) Unweighted indices a) Simple aggregative method b) Simple average of relatives. 2) Weighted indices a) Weighted aggregative method b) Weighted average of relatives Weighted index is preferred over unweighted index as rational weights are assigned to various items in explicit fashion. Below are the different...
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...Index Number calculation is used to calculate Cost of Living Index (CLI). What methods of Index Number calculation is used to calculate Cost of Living Index (CLI). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cost of Living Index is a theoretical price index ,or general price index, showing the difference between the living cost between cities. The cost of living for the base city is expressed as 100 , The cost of living in the destination is then indexed against this number .The major cities in India are having cost of living index below the reference cities ,like Delhi having 63 ,Bangalore 62 and Kolkata having 42 in the list. The interpretation is like ,if a city is having CLI as 120 it is 20% more expensive than the base city. So ,on a broader note CLI gives a picture as to how costly a city is compared to other cities. Items contributing to consumer price index are generally: * Food * Clothing * Fuel and Lighting * Housing * Miscellaneous. The Cost of living is indexed because : * CLI numbers are used for adjustment of dearness allowance to maintain the same standard of living. * It helps in framing suitable policies . * It also reveals trends and tendencies . * The numbers are useful in deflating. * Its helps in measuring purchasing power of money. The consumer price index (CPI) is the primary measure of the cost of living. Now to...
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...Characteristics of Living Things Objective: 1. Identify the characteristics of living things. 1. Living things are highly organized, from the smallest part to the largest. On the chemical level: atoms make up elements. Each element has a specific number of electrons that orbit the nucleus. In the center of the element, the nucleus has protons and neutrons. The number of protons in an element is always equal to the number the electrons. The number of neutrons may vary to make isotopes of that element. Elements come together to give up, accept or equally share electrons to make molecules. The smallest part of an organism is a cell. Some single-celled organisms are free-living and contain structures, called organelles that allow them to be self-sufficient. More complex organisms are multicellular. In the case of a human, cells are organized into tissues. These have a common function like a muscle. Tissues are organized into organs like the heart. Organs are organized into organ systems, like the cardiovascular system. Organ systems functioning together make up a living organism. A population is an organization of more than one individual. This is generally all of one species in a particular area. We could talk about the population of squirrels in our area or dogs or cats. Enlarging our view, next comes a community. An example of a community is the town or place we live. A more accurate biological description would include all the living things in that area. A community is composed...
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...Moreover, thirteen million kids live in poverty in the U.S. The children living in poverty are affected in many different ways psychologically, socially, and physically. The federal poverty guideline for a family of four is $23,050.00 and that guideline compares to a median U.S. household income of $50,054.00 (Breslow, 2012). Many of these single mothers living in low income have low education. Nationally, over 80 percent of families headed by a parent without a high school diploma lives in poverty, compared to 54 percent of families headed by a parent a high school diploma, and only 22 percent of families headed by a parent with at least some college education. Single mothers live in poverty because they lack higher education and are products of poverty themselves. Lack of Education Thirty years ago less than twenty percent of birth occurred to single women. Today that number has doubled. At one time race was a huge factor, however. Today, education is a key factor. In 1990, ten percent of birth occurred to white single mothers with some sort of post-secondary education, however, they did not have a degree. Today, that number has tripled. For women with a high-school diploma or less, the number is sixty percent. The number is eight percent for women with a college degree of any race (Forbes, 2012). Education is a very important factor in keeping the number of unwed mothers at a low number. Educating young...
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...of Index Number calculation is used to calculate Cost of Living Index (CoLI). Index Number: An Index number is a single figure that shows how the whole set of related variables has changed over time or from one place to another. Some commonly used indices are –Consumer Price index, producer price index, Stock market indices etc. In particular, a price index reflects the overall change in a set of prices paid by a consumer or a producer, and is conventionally known as a Cost-of-Living index or Producer's Price Index as the case may be. Price Index Numbers can be classified as simple price index number (mainly for one commodity) or composite index number (consisting of more than one commodity). Calculation of Composite price index is carried out by two methods :- 1. Un-weighted aggregative method (Only prices of multiple commodities) 2. Weighted Aggregative method (Prices and Quantities of multiple commodities). For calculation of CoLI which considers multiple commodities weighted aggregative method is used. Three universally accepted price indices which depict the Cost of Living are :- 1. Laspeyres Price index : This is a fixed basket weighted price index calculated using quantity weights from a historical period. This has an inherent upward bias since it does not consider the substitution commodities whose prices have increased in turn the quantity is substituted by a lesser priced commodity. Hence this acts as an upper bound on cost of Living. 2. Paasche...
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...In “Are you living in a computer simulation?”, Nick Bostrom presents a probabilistic analysis of the possibility that we might all be living in a computer simulation. He concludes that it is not only possible, but rather probable that we are living in a computer simulation. This argument, originally published in 2001, shook up the field of philosophical ontology, and forced the philosophical community to rethink the way it conceptualizes “natural” laws and our own intuitions regarding our existence. Is it possible that all of our ideas about the world in which we live are false, and are simply the result of our own desire to believe that we are “real”? Even more troubling, if we are living in a computer simulation, is it possible that the simulation might be shut off at any moment? In this paper, I plan to do two things. First, I hope to consider what conclusions we might draw from Bostrom’s argument, and what implications this might have for how we affect our lives. Second, I plan to discuss a possible objection to Bostrom’s argument, and how this might affect our personal probability for the possibility that we are living in a computer simulation. Bostrom begins his argument by making a few assumptions necessary to the probabilistic claims he makes. The first is substrate-independence. This is simply the claim that if we were able to model the mind with enough detail, then we would be able to create artificial minds capable of thought in the same way that we are...
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...insulin to preserve the required blood sugar at the normal level. In adults, type 2 diabetes accounts for nearly 95 percent of all diagnosed reports of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is increasing globally on a daily basis. According to a report released by International Diabetes Federation (IDF), as of 2013, there are over 382 million individuals living with this illness. WHO (World Health Organization) approximates that 90 percent of the universal population suffers from diabetes suffers from type 2 diabetes (Cilenšek, Krkovič, Osredkar & Petrovič, 2008). Yet, diagnosis of type 2 diabetes differs widely in relation to age, ethnicity, state, and country. This background observes type 2 diabetes in the US in contrast to other countries and Florida as compared to other states. It also appraises the cost of treating T2D and the steps involved in treating it. The essay winds up by suggesting the best treatment option that should be adopted by the diagnosed people. As mentioned, millions of people suffer from type 2 diabetes in the world. According to a recent report released by IDF, approximately 371 million people internationally are living with diabetes that is an incredible increase of 5 million people compared to the 2011 report. Primarily, the disease was measured a disease of the West because it was common in the US and most European countries (Otto, Garcia & Jakicic, 2008). Nevertheless, in the recent years,...
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...Department Of Health on Assisted Living Assisted Living Program (ALP) Serves persons who are medically eligible for nursing home placement but serves them in a less medically intensive, lower cost setting ALP provides personal care, room, board, housekeeping, supervision, home health aides, personal emergency response services, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical supplies and equipment, adult day health care, a range of home health services, and the case management services of a registered professional nurse. Who is eligible? To be eligible, both Medicaid recipients and private-payers must be medically eligible for, and would otherwise require, placement in a nursing home due to the lack of a home or suitable home environment. However, eligible ALP residents must not require continual nursing care, be chronically bedfast or chairfast, or be impaired to the degree that they endanger the safety of other ALP residents. The ALP program is limited to 4,200 residents (approximately 85% are Medicaid recipients). How do I find the services of the Assisted Living Program? Private-payers and Medicaid recipients may contact the ALP directly. However, Medicaid recipients must have their ALP services approved in advance by the Local Social Services District. ALPS are regulated by the State Department of Health. The regulations require that the appropriateness of ALP services be determined by initial and periodic reassessments...
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...SO303RA: Urban Sociology Phone: | | E-mail: || Instructor: | | Abstract Using a revised version of John J. Macionis and Vincent N. Parrillo’s Cities and Urban life, the social distance scale, this research examines social distance toward other ethnic groups and all races residing in an increasingly suburban world. Analyses indicate that blacks & whites report closer social distance to each other than to any other racial or ethnic group. Blacks express greater social distance toward Mexicans than do whites. Mexicans report greater social distance toward African Americans than toward whites. Willingness to marry members of other racial & ethnic groups mirrors these same patterns. Country Life versus City Life Have you ever wondered how people live in the country versus how people live in the city? The country lifestyle and the city lifestyle have a lot of differences, so I saw them as work, let me tell about these the first difference is work. Both of them people usually work, but how they work different. To begin with, farmers work outside and harvest. Employee of the company work inside and work on machine. Second, the country has small markets and the city has big markets. The third way is the people in country don't need more money. Every time, they need to buy something, they can trade each other such as rice, potato.etc...But the people in the city make more money because they need more things...
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...Poverty Questions 1A) – The number of children living in poverty before housing costs is significantly (about 1.2 million) lower than after housing cost. This is a trend that is kept constant over the decade as the number of children living in poverty before housing costs in 2006 is about 2.8 million and the number after housing costs is 3.8 million, showing that throughout 1996 to 2006 the number of children living in poverty is higher after housing costs. The number of children living in poverty is reduced by 2006, both before and after housing costs as in 1996 the number of children living in poverty before housing costs is 3 million and is reduced to 2.8 million by 2006, whereas the number after housing costs is 4.2 million in 1996 and reduced over the decade. 1B) – Absolute poverty is when an individual or household lives below the poverty line, usually when their income is insufficient for them to afford basic shelter, food, clothing and other necessary commodities needed to live. Relative poverty is when people are poor in comparison to others or compared to the national average. However, relative poverty can vary depending on what it is being compared to, whereas absolute poverty would be the same regardless of the position of others in that society. Absolute poverty shows that individuals may not be able to access basic commodities to suffice their basic needs. Due to various benefit systems being available in the UK, absolute poverty is fairly rare and the data...
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...larceny-theft, home burglary, home invasion, grand theft auto, forgery, and arson. These types of crimes may be caused by factors such as high school dropouts, the population density per square mile, and people living in urban areas. The paper will focus on the crimes against properties such as larceny-theft, home burglary, and grand theft auto, not a person. Crimes of property happen more often than other crimes. Larceny is a type of theft when someone takes something that does not belong to them. Home burglary is breaking into a private resident with the intent of stealing something. Grand theft auto is an act of stealing a motor vehicle. Are the property crime rates higher in urban areas? Does the level of education have any effect on the percentage of crimes that are happening? How about the percentage of people living in a population per square mile? All of these factors may play an important role with the number of crimes that are happening today. Method: Louis J. Moritz, an Operations Manager, collected data from a variety of U.S. government sources. He provided a sample data set of 8 randomly selected factors from 50 states. From those random samples, I used the percentage of dropouts, the size of the population density, and the percentage of residents living in urban areas per state to compare to the percentage of property crimes being committed in the U.S. Multiple Regression Output: * I identified the individual p-value to test the significance of each...
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...Characteristics of Living Organisms In order to identify living organisms, scientists listed 7 characteristics which all living organisms have: 1. Nutrition: Taking in nutrients which are organic substances and mineral ions, containing raw materials and energy for growth and tissue repair, absorbing and assimilating them. 2. Excretion: Removal from organisms of toxic materials, the waste products of metabolism and substances in excess. 3. Respiration: Chemical reactions that break down nutrient molecules in living cells to release energy. 4. Sensitivity: The ability to detect or sense changes in the environment and to make responses. 5. Reproduction: Progresses that make more of the same kind of organism. 6. Growth: The permanent increase in size and dry mass by an increase in number of cells, cell size, or both. 7. Movement: An action by an organism or part of an organism that changes position or place. The seven characteristics could be memorized by the term “Mrs. Gren”. Definitions: Metabolism: Chemical reactions taking place in cells. Stimuli: Changes in the environment which organisms response to. Characteristics of living things There are seven activities which make organisms different from non-living things. These are the seven characteristics of living organisms. 1. Nutrition Living things take in materials from their surroundings that they use for growth or to provide energy. Nutrition is the process by which organisms...
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