You will prepare and submit a term paper on Activity Based Costing in Construction Industry. Your paper should be a minimum of 1500 words in length. Therefore, traditional costing methods in modern production and manufacturing environment do not paint an accurate picture of the actual product costs because the business processes have become more complex over time and are less labor intensive than in the past.

Traditional costing in the services industry usually allocates indirect costs based on service volumes or the number of services provided. These cost methods do not take into consideration the dynamic services that are available in the current environment. The service industry has advanced greatly, and the costs associated with those services have grown with it. The traditional allocation of general, administrative, and other costs for services provide little information about the operating activities that generate these overhead costs (Tseng & Lai, 2007). Traditional cost measures distort product and service costs and have a tendency to undercut complex processes and overcast uncomplicated processes (Tseng & Lai, 2007). In contrast, ABC is designed to overcome the problems with traditional costing by going beyond just allocating costs to products and services. ABC improves the cost information available to management by identifying the cost drivers (Tseng & Lai, 2007). The cost drivers are the factors that influence the cost of activities or the work performed within an organization (Tseng & Lai, 2007). Identification of the cost drivers allows the organization to gain a better understanding of the cost behavior of activities and determine the root causes of the overhead costs (Tseng & Lai, 2007).

ABC is defined by Barron’s Dictionary of Accounting Terms (Siegel & Shim, 2000) as “a costing system that identifies the various activities performed in a firm and uses multiple cost drivers to assign overhead costs to products” (p. 15). The principal function of an activity is to convert the organization’s resources into outputs.

Create a 6 pages page paper that discusses john f. kennedy’s speech regarding history: how well does american live up. For instance, he states that when the nation was young, it depended upon foreign aid, which was investment from abroad, and also relied upon public investment from the state, local and national government – “we may forget that, in the first years of our economic development, our national growth was stimulated to a considerable degree by foreign aid” (Kennedy). At the same time, Kennedy stated that the nation has often faced problems, such as “wildcat paper money, by the repudiation of bonds, by disorder, fraud, and violence” (Kennedy). What he was stating was that, essentially, we need to understand that our nation was once in the same position that new nations are – the countries which are developing. Those countries have the same kinds of problems that our nation did, and those countries are reliant upon foreign investment, as our nation once was. At the same time, history provides us with examples of courage from men past that would inform us in our present, and give us examples of how to fight for certain rights. Such as fighting for social justice, in which we can look to FDR and Andrew Jackson for examples, and fighting for individual liberty, using Thomas Jefferson and James Madison as role models. History provides continuity to our struggles, essentially. The American tradition exemplifies the words of John F. Kennedy, in that there are always individuals who fight for rights, using the examples of great men of the past, and America also believes in helping our neighbors.

An aspect of the American historical tradition that Kennedy referenced is the need to take care of other nations who might be struggling. Just like America was once a young country that needed foreign aid, so do other countries that either is developing or war-torn – “American leaders favored the quick reconstruction of nations, including Germany and Japan, within a world economy based on free trade.” (p. 737).&nbsp.&nbsp.

I need some assistance with these assignment. colony collapse disorder in honey bees Thank you in advance for the help! Based on the findings adequate provisions for research, monitoring, support for beekeepers, and stricter regulations for use of agricultural chemicals should be implemented to control the colony collapse disorder.

Honey bees play a vital role in the pollination of crops as one-third of fruits and vegetables are produced by honey bee pollination. The revenue gained from the use of honey bees as commercial pollinators is estimated to be around $20 billion annually. Beginning from 2006, various beekeepers in most states in the US have reported a considerable decline in the population of honey bees. Considering the severity of the condition this phenomenon is widely being referred to as the colony collapse disorder (CDD), by scientists. The honey bees that leave for the forage largely do not return back to their hives and this is especially witnessed to a large extent with migratory bees which are trucked from one country to another for pollination purposes. Scientists have begun to unravel the causes behind this phenomenon as it is a major source of income for the beekeepers and also the farmers depend on it for crop production.

In the earlier times, a 10 percent loss in honey bee population in a season was considered to be normal, which then rose to 30 percent due to infection by parasitic mites and beginning from 2006 many commercial beekeepers have reported a loss of 30 to 90 percent average colony loss with the onset of CDD. Even the surviving colonies showed weak viability. Though a majority of the losses have been attributed to known causes about 25% of the loss is estimated to have occurred due to CCD. These losses of colonies occur throughout the year and are not seasonal.&nbsp.

Hi, I am looking for someone to write an article on my and professional development plan as a teacher Paper must be at least 1500 words. Please, no plagiarized work! Being an effective teacher encompasses a wide spectrum of responsibilities – from designing an environment conducive to learning, to planning appropriate lessons for students and implementing them with effective educational strategies to being able to manage the class well and instilling discipline in the students, to involving parents and coordinating with others regarding the provision of quality education for the students. That is just for regular students. Teaching students with disabilities would entail a lot more responsibilities to survive the built-in challenges of special education.

In this course, I learned that teachers with a genuine heart for caring for children are not prejudiced in selecting who to care for. “Children should be treated fairly regardless of race, religion or abilities. This applies no matter what they think or say. what type of family they come from. what language(s) they speak. what their parents do. whether they are girls or boys. whether they have a disability or whether they are rich or poor. All children have an equal right to be listened to and valued in the setting.” (EYFS, 2007).

I also realized that children learn in various ways, not just through visual and auditory means, as most people think. To be a more dynamic teacher, I know I have to acknowledge, respect and adjust to various learning styles. That would entail adjusting my teaching styles to a diverse set of learners. Although teachers are expected to know what to teach children in general, they also need to be able to adjust to individual needs of their students, as not all students learn the same way at the same pace. Trafton (1975) suggests that individualization must include “acceptance of each child as an individual worthy of adult respect,” and that to this should be added “an acceptance of the child’s ideas, a provision of opportunities for&nbsp.pupil input in developing and selecting learning experiences, a concern for the quality of the child’s intellectual development, and a willingness to take time to know the child as an individual”.