Essays on Kimmel

One question always arises when it comes to accounting and the question is whether is it alright to keep paid-in capital and separate it from earned capital. Accountants today must be exceptionally watchful particularly with such a large number of accounting laws changing in the US. More than likely there will dependably be a financial specialist needing to know whether earned capital is more vital than paid in capital, or basic EPS are more imperative than the diluted EPS. The aim of this paper is to answer these inquiries and explain which one is more imperative and give a ...

Women and Gender Studies

In advertisement one for CoverGirl, it is made clear women should make an effort to get full, healthy looking eyelashes via CoverGirl products in order to be noticed by a man, as well as to feel, “more womanly.” It perpetuates a few stereotypes toward women, including the classic idea that women should wear makeup to be noticed, as well as the idea that women must wear makeup to achieve femininity. Women who do not want to wear makeup or do not feel comfortable wearing makeup may be negatively impacted by this advertisement. A Toys R Us advertisement may not ...

Modern Yoga Manufacturers

Company summary and design of the value chain As a student in the field of business, starting up a Sensory Yoga Mat Manufacturing Company has been my major plan. Fundamentally, the Yoga mats refer to specially designed or fabricated mats that are utilised as an aid during the yoga practice, thus preventing the hands and feet from slipping. The company will be named Modern Yoga Manufacturers Company. In this way, the Modern Yoga Manufacturers will involve itself in the design of the modern sensory yoga mats, which have sensors to measure the performance, power and strength of the user. ...

Introduction

Capital budgeting assists sports organisation in assessing the viability of their proposed long-term investments (Chandra, 2014). Sports organisations also need to invest in capital projects for expansion as well as to improve the efficiency of their operations. Extreme Sports Company operates a sports training complex with a fitness centre, motorsport cars for hire, among other services. The company has some money to invest in the expansion of either the fitness centre or the motorsport unit. This paper highlights how the company can use capital budgeting techniques to evaluate the two investment options.

Details of the two projects

The motorsport car will cost $200,000 ...

There are different perspective on what and how masculinity should be manifested since the ancient times up to the present. Masculinity seems to have been defining gender and gender roles in different societies all over the world. It is therefore important to understand this concept. Interestingly, there are two authors who have delved with the concept of masculinity thoroughly in their respective essays. These two authors are Peter Tragos and Michael Kimmel. A comparative analysis of their essays reveals that both authors perceive masculinity as a social concept. They also want to liberate the minds of their readers, especially ...

I have this constant question about why there is a stark difference in the role of men and women in my country. I am an international student from China, and my arrival in the United States in 2014 made me realize how gender roles are way different in my country. Women’s interests are protected through a systematic legislation, and women’s rights and gender equality are supported by the Chinese government and many organizations. However, my exposure in the US society made me realize that women in my country continue to experience discrimination and inequality. Women in the ...

For my first reading journal, I chose to discuss the first four chapters in Michael Kimmel’s “Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men” In the first two chapters, “Guyland” is introduced as “the stage of a young man’s life between adolescence and adulthood.” (pg. 4) Kimmel then begins to set the tone: members of Guyland are essentially man children who didn’t receive enough guidance in their lives, and they now exist in a limbo-like state of life, where hook-ups and bouncing from job to job are common, and socialization between men involves frat parties, excessive ...

SUMMERY

INTRODUCTION The manufacturing sector, production means making a product either by using a machine or hand or both. It’s a component of goods producing industry. Unlike trading or service businesses that buy products and sell at a higher price to make the profit, manufacturing instead make products that they finally sell. Manufacturing companies that produce and sell goods needs an accounting system that does not solely look at the accounting aspect only but also sale and purchase of the goods. By this, the accounting system for the manufacturing industry is more complex than the service sector does not ...

Walmart is a multinational store that was founded on the idea of selling inventory at a low price (selling more for less). This selling concept has propelled the retailer to be among the largest across the globe. The firm enjoys a presence in over twenty-eight countries. Its network is made up of eleven thousand five hundred stores and eleven e-commerce sites (Walmart, 1). The adoption of e-commerce has enabled it to tap the growing demand for internet shopping. In the recent financial year, the firm revenue was $482.1 billion. The continuous growth and increasing economic value of the retail ...

John Sunna

IFRS and GAAP are two most commonly used accounting standards. The differences between them complicate the comparability of financial statements of different companies. The accounting bodies understand the necessity of convergence of the two standards. Thus, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) work on several joint projects to facilitate this process. This paper addresses the differences and similarities between IFRS and GAAP as regards accounting for financial instruments, long-term assets, and liabilities. IFRS 8-1: What are some steps taken by both the FASB and IASB to move to fair value measurement for financial ...

Nowadays a lot of problematic issues and controversies about people’s social, religious, racial and gender identity have been discussed. Equality of human rights, recognition of basic moral and ethical principles, tolerance and respect towards people with different background are the main conditions of real freedom and democracy. Although, people have started realizing new progressive ideals and there has been a significant decrease in the race discrimination rates, the problem of transgender identity still remains unsolved and public offense or misunderstandings still very frequently occur in different mass media sources. Many people wonder, why one should change his or ...

A NEW TOURIST ATTRACTION

Santa Fe resides in a rich blend of various cultures, driven by the indigenous, Latino and Western, and American cultures (Kimmel, 1995, p. 29). It is a city that flourishes in the aspects that attract local and international tourists as it is a picturesque town of the Spanish model. Santa Fe thrives with magical enthusiastic, with an epicenter of restaurants, hotels, and galleries that promote the tourism industry. At the heart of this, is the lack of a theme park to compliment the various tourist attraction sites that exist in the city. With the eager to impact on the ...

Sociologist Emile Durkheim defines religion based on its function and purpose in society; specifically, religion fulfills a fundamental part in preserving and reinforcing social structures and hence was crucial to the continued existence of society. According to Durkheim, society remains cohesive because of shared traditions, values, and ideals of which, customarily, religion had been the facilitator. Through the values, rituals, and sacraments of religion, it creates a feeling of belongingness to a bigger social group or institution with claims upon the person. It effectively brings and holds people in a group together, thus building social cohesion, meaning, and social ...

Was it a surprise attack?

On the morning of December 7, 1942, America woke up to the news of a ‘surprise' attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor. This would trigger America's involvement in the World War II by joining forces with the British to defeat the Germans and the Japanese. The Germans were a great threat to the U.S.A at the moment, and its victory over the British would further threaten the United States' national security. The U.S.A feared that the Germans would join forces with the Southern Americans and incite them against the U.S.A. To resist this, North America had to go ...

Financial Accounting

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Computations of the 2014 liquidity ratios for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo

The computations of the 2014 liquidity ratios for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, including the current ratio, accounts receivable turnover, average collection period, inventory turnover, days in inventory and current cash debt coverage, are provided below.

The 2014 liquidity ratios for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo

According to the above-performed analysis, PepsiCo had better liquidity ratios in 2014 comparing to Coca-Cola’s financial performance in this regard. Thus, PepsiCo’s liquidity ratios, such as the current ratio, inventory turnover and current cash debt coverage, are significantly larger than Coca-Cola’s similar financial figures. As a result, PepsiCo’s average collection period, as well as the ...

Introduction

The pricing strategy should be an integral part of decisions in the marketing position, and it should depend on the overall development strategy of the business and marketing plans. Therefore, companies should not set one price but a pricing structure that should reflect on the variations in geographical demand, costs, the timing of purchase, requirement of market segments, order levels, the frequency of delivery, and service of contracts.

Why different pricing strategies are appropriate in some circumstances

Pricing is an important managerial decision, and most firms do not encounter pricing decisions in major ways on daily operations (Weygandt, Kimmel and Kieso, 2009, pp.59). However, there is a need ...

Question 1

Erving Goffman claims that a man is only completely at peace with himself when he fits an extremely exact mould of ‘what is acceptable’, whilst Mary Pipher claims that girls also suffer from experiencing a demand for impossibly high standards. In today’s society, it is increasingly the case that individualism allows for men and women to look and behave how they choose to, but arguably, those ‘sub-cultures’ are still heavily loaded with high expectations and standards with which men and women feel the need to conform (Aronson & Kimmel, 2004, p350). Whilst many may claim that they do ...

Introduction

Walmart is the world’s largest public corporation in terms of revenue and it largely attributes that due to its aim of bringing the lowest cost possible to clients. Sam Walton the founder of the retail store exhibited admirable traits that he also wanted to instil in the company’s workforce such as more effort, loyalty, humility, sincerity, and prudence (Basker, 2007). Furthermore, he also wanted his employees to also be happy, and inspired to work in the company. Presently, Walmart staffs the most workers than any other organisation in USA, yet most workers live below the poverty line ( ...

Introduction

In a period of over the last ten years, Wal-Mart has greatly expanded its operations in all parts of the world and has now become the world’s number one retailer and the biggest employer in the United States of America (the Fortune 500). This company has currently more than 1.7 million employees. Wal-Mart is a big company faced with big responsibilities (Fishman, 2006). For instance, taking the case of its operations in the United States, the company has the responsibility to the people, as Blank points out that, “to set the standard for customers, workers and communities, and to help ...