Assume You Have Been Hired by a Company That Is

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Essay

Assume you have been hired by a company that is considering implementing an activity-based costing system.One of your co-workers is not eager to change and believes the benefits of moving to activity-based costing will not be worth the time and effort of implementing the new system.Explain to your co-worker the characteristics of an organization that make it a good candidate to implement activity-based costing and how activity-based costing might benefit the company.

Acknowledge the impact of the digital divide on language representation online.

Understand the role of different Internet applications in day-to-day digital communication.

Clarify the concept and advantages of crowdsourcing and telecommuting.

Recognize the role of technology in education and workplace communication.

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Definitions:

S&P 500 Index

A market-capitalization-weighted index of 500 of the largest publicly traded companies in the U.S., used as a benchmark for the overall stock market performance.

Futures Price

The predetermined price agreed upon in a futures contract for the delivery of an asset at a future date.

Loss

A reduction in money or asset value, often the difference between purchase price and selling price if the latter is lower.

Normal Backwardation

A market condition in which the futures price is below the expected spot price, often occurring in markets expecting the price of the underlying asset to rise.