On October 31,2013,Janie Mounce,manager of a Department in the Largest

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On October 31,2013,Janie Mounce,manager of a department in the largest division of the XYZ Company,was contacted by the chairman of the budget committee.Janie needed to send her 2014 departmental budget to the committee.Instructions from the chair of the committee to all the department managers indicated that any revenue or expense items that deviated more than 5% from last year's budget needed a written explanation to be turned in with the budget.

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Describe XYZ’s budget process as a top-down or bottom-up approach. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this budget process?

Understand the theory of Social Darwinism and its influence.

Analyze social and economic aspects of the marriage market and consumer behavior.

Comprehend the transition from agricultural to industrial society and its effects on workforce demographics.

Examine the role and conditions of child labor in the industrial era.

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