Essays Tagged: "ratios"

Killers or Heroes? Most soldiers are unknowingly conscientious objectors. They try to avoid taking a human life.

being requires great effort. In World War II, General S.L.A. Marshall studied infantry unit firing ratios and concluded that only 15 to 25 percent of infantrymen ever fired their weapons in combat. I ...

(2 pages) 151 5 4.2 Apr/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Pythagorean Theorem

Trigonometry uses the fact that ratios of pairs of sides of triangles are functions of the angles. The basis for mensuration of tria ... hip between the sides and the angles of right triangles. Knowing how to use these relationships and ratios, is absolutly necessary for almost everthing. It might not seem like it, but trigonometry is ...

(2 pages) 128 0 3.8 Apr/1997

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Gender: Why are girls less diagnosed than boys?

r. While it is quite a few children, what I find to be even more interesting are the male-to-female ratios within the disorder. They range from 4:1 to 9:1. What I've looked into finding out is why the ... e same lines, Gaub and Carlson (1997) looked at the prevalence rates of ADHD and the male to female ratios. The researchers wanted to find out more about the disorder and how it effects girls. The mai ...

(8 pages) 428 0 4.5 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Chem Lab, do ions combine in definite ratios.

LAB 3.Ø.Ø: do ions combine in definite ratiosPURPOSEThe purpose of this investigation is to determine whether ions combine in definite rati ... ) sulfate when mixed with sodium carbonate at different quantities combine to form ions in definite ratios.HYPOTHESIS / PREDICTIONI believe that the ions will combine in definite ratios due to the fac ... trons will not be changing throughout any chemicals; consequently the ions must combine in definite ratios.EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNA technique is performed in which copper (II) sulfate and sodium carbonate ...

(3 pages) 29 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Investigating the rate of reaction between Sodium Thiosulphate and Hydrochloric Acid

nging the overall quantities. To do this, the Sodium Thiosulphate and water were mixed at different ratios, with always a constant amount of acid. The table below shows the 4 different experiments, an ...

(5 pages) 57 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Ratio analysis

e make a considerate selection by the whole process: gathering the right information, analyzing the ratios extensively, evaluating the alternatives and finally we determine to invest in Fancy Folios P ... lihood of achieving it, evaluate the two choices and opt ultimately after the study of all kinds of ratios real meanings, classification of the data and interpretation in the industry views. Whatever ...

(6 pages) 577 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Compaq , case study finanial analysis

CompaqA. Based on the spreadsheet ratios, evaluate whether the company is strong or weak in the four areas.Strong/Weak? Reason (standa ... plain, e.g., were these in line with growth in sales or caused by something else? Review efficiency ratios.The company needed an SR5,821 of working capital mainly in account receivables of SR4,107 and ...

(5 pages) 78 0 3.5 Sep/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Computer and Electronics Companies

This is about the 1600's to the 1800's in Europe. The essay describes the peasants conditions, their food consumption and other things affecting their lives.

loped from the cities and spread to rural areas of Europe. In different areas of Europe, the yield ratios of wheat, rye, and barley would vary; the climate would be a big factor in determining the yi ... ld ratio. According to Document 1, Zone I, England, and the Low Countries would have the high yield ratios. In Zone II, France, Spain, and Italy were not far behind England in yield ratios. In Zone II ...

(5 pages) 53 0 4.8 Sep/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Native Americans

rly 250,000 Native American women and men by fire arm and affect them with diseases. Therefore the ratios of Native American drop below 400,000. However by the 1950's they started to grow again. In ...

(5 pages) 118 1 2.3 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Financial Analysis on China Eastern Airline Company

ween year 2000 and 2001 with the explanation.Calculated the China Eastern Airline Company's finance Ratios for both year 2000 and 2001.The analysis of financial indicators of China Eastern Airline Com ... ffort to running the company's business in the follow coming time.3.5 Ratio Analysis3.5.1 Financial Ratios Analysis for China Eastern Airlines on year 2000Liquidity Ratio1. Current Ratio = Total Curre ...

(21 pages) 168 0 4.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

MATALAN PLC REPORT

lothing and homewares at half price, as well as an explanation on the importance of cash management.Ratios are used as they are effective tools to interpret accounts. In order to provide a clear and i ... ctive tools to interpret accounts. In order to provide a clear and in-depth view, the most relevant ratios are benchmarked with:the prior/previous year results: the analysis is a 3 year based, it is t ...

(7 pages) 56 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Financial Ratio Analysis of two companies

everage of Sample Company7Liquidity of Sample Company7What Is Necessary to Assess the Company?8What Ratios Have the Most Value?10What Other Factors, Beyond Ratios, Need To Be Considered?10How Would Yo ... enough to be alarming. In fact, some investors, myself included, feel that lower Price to Earnings Ratios are not necessarily a good thing. The reason being that if a company is struggling to pay out ...

(12 pages) 779 0 4.1 Jun/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

ROE Model for ANZ Bank and RACV

ility of ANZ Bank and RACV using ROE Model, then compare the profitability of both firms which used ratios of ROE, leverage multiplier, asset utilization, net margin and net interest margin, and give ... lity AnalysisFirst of all, in conducting the analysis, the following table will show some important ratios that come from the calculation of ROE Model from ANZ Bank's Financial Statements and RACV's F ...

(18 pages) 133 0 5.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Southwest Airlines Financial Analysis

al 12.87% growth in ROE, during the same period.The good news did not stop there. If we look at P/E Ratios, Southwest Airlines also out performed the industry. P/E Ratios give an indication of the amo ... iod ending in 2002.Two other economic indicators, which SWA exceeds the industry is dividend payout ratios, and dividend yields. With payout ratios of 2.7 to 18.1 and dividend yields of 0.44, Southwes ...

(18 pages) 401 0 5.0 May/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Persuasive Essay: Ebay

ally businesses would hire expensive consultants to examine and review their income and expenditure ratios. But in reality, many times the company is hindered with excessive hourly rates. Companies ra ...

(2 pages) 115 0 3.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > E-commerce

Amazon.com VS Overstock.com

This paper is going to touch on briefly on each company, what they do, where they are financially, ratios between the two and their industry, and look at their cashflow.The first company, Amazon.com, ...

(5 pages) 113 1 3.5 Jun/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > E-commerce

Vpost: Case Study

ally businesses would hire expensive consultants to examine and review their income and expenditure ratios. But in reality, many times the V-post is hindered with excessive hourly rates. Companies rar ...

(2 pages) 16 0 4.3 Jul/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Profit and Shareholder Wealth Comparison

IntroductionThe concept of market-to-book ratios can be defined by a study of two contrasting strategies applied to maximize profits. General ... rnational has focused on an aggressive strategy through rapid, multiple acquisitions.Market-to-book ratios reveal if a stock is overvalued or undervalued. If the ratio is greater than one, then the st ... The degree to the value of the stock can be seen in the magnitude of the ratio. By examining these ratios for each stock, along with the net profit margins, the success of each strategy can be measur ...

(3 pages) 198 0 3.0 Aug/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Financial ratios

n financial statements have evolved, such as Balance Sheet, Trial Balance, Profit and Loss Account, Ratios and so on.A company's published report and accounts will contain a confusing set out of figur ... analysis of the figures contained within published report and accounts, using a series of Financial Ratios.In this assessment, we will analyse and critically evaluate the most common financial ratios ...

(10 pages) 604 1 3.8 Aug/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Introduction to measurement

ded the first-hand view of volume additives on example of volumes of acetone and water in different ratios. This experiment helped students to develop skills of measurement. The objectives of this lab ... ware, and on phenomena of volume additivity with testing mixtures of acetone and water in different ratios.Laboratory work consists three parts: mass measurement, volumetric glassware, and volume addi ...

(3 pages) 27 1 3.7 Sep/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry