education and learning
How does culture affect the way we think?
A new study suggests that cultural activities, such as the use of language, influence our learning processes, affecting our ability to collect different k...
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civics and society
What type of organizations are required to comply with the Sarbanes Oxley SOX Act?
Who Must Comply with SOX? SOX applies to all publicly traded companies in the United States as well as wholly-owned subsidiaries and foreign companies tha...
science and technology
What accounts are included in revenue?
Examples of revenue accounts include: Sales, Service Revenues, Fees Earned, Interest Revenue, Interest Income. Revenue accounts are credited when services...
health and wellbeing
What is the difference between ordinary annuity and an annuity due?
An annuity due is an annuity with a payment due or made at the beginning of the payment interval. In contrast, an ordinary annuity generates payments at t...
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What are apples ethics?
Apple received Ethical Consumer’s worst rating for environmental reporting in 2019. As the company had already achieved the elimination of PVC, BFR and ph...
culture and society
What makes a cost either fixed or variable?
Variable costs vary based on the amount of output produced. Variable costs may include labor, commissions, and raw materials. Fixed costs remain the same ...
global affairs
How do prices behave in an efficient market?
Market efficiency refers to the degree to which market prices reflect all available, relevant information. If markets are efficient, then all information ...
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What is role structure in a family?
Each family also has a family role structure, in which formal and informal roles (provider, housekeeper, childcare provider, socializer, sexual partner, t...
health and wellbeing
What is the present value of 1000?
So $1,000 now is the same as $1,100 next year (at 10% interest). Because we could turn $1,000 into $1,100 (if we could earn 10% interest). What is meant b...
education and learning
What does 5 standard deviations mean?
So, what does five-sigma mean? In short, five-sigma corresponds to a p-value, or probability, of 3×10-7, or about 1 in 3.5 million. What is variance and s...
environment and climate
What is semi-strong efficient market?
Definition: The semi-strong form efficiency is a type of efficient market hypothesis (EMH), which holds that security prices adjust quickly to newly avail...
education and learning
What is a disadvantage of standardization?
The main disadvantage to standardization is that it reduces the flexibility of a chain to cater for regional tastes and expectations. Standardization in b...
civics and society
What factors influence the location where a product is manufactured?
Following are the important geographical factors influencing the location of industries. Raw Materials: ADVERTISEMENTS: Power: Regular supply of power is ...