Category: H

Making an unfurnished home appear more lived in to the buyer. The buyer feels at home during the tour increasing sales. A company that does this has their own furniture.

Information between units that is part of a single activity.

A provider covered in the medicare part A. It covers terminal care and families.

1. AKA discretionary income. 2. A short term capital that moves with little notice to another country for more profit. Massive sums are transfered into a profit friendly economy causing a false

The time it takes a material to lose half its amount or concentration. It is related to biodegredation.

Coordiating operations regarding materials or goods over a short distance.

The price of a hard asset like land. It is different from any costs associated with financial issues.

1. the resistance of a material to changes and drilling. It is a hardness test with no standard scale. Each test has its own measure. Refer to Mohs’ hardness scale. 2. the

How employee motivation is affected by show of concern and change in work conditions. The better the conditions the happier and more efficient the worker. If the manager shows concern the employee

A firm that gives basic long term care through volunteering. All manner of personnel are on the board. They pay a fee that lets them use services. Supplemental services are also offered.

The heat made from combustion of an amount of fuel.

Limited or offsetting the loss from changes in price. It transfers risk without buying insurance.

A group of investors that are vulnerable to stock prices and sell as a group.

Downsizing the package quantity of an item instead of a price increase.

Used when a super premium segment is near the top of a market, a cheaper product is crowding the bottom, and when the scope is a prestige brand.

A chemical swallowed that is lethal or can burn skin in the right concentration. It can also be a mist, dust, or fume if breathed for an hour. It is tested on

A CREDIT RISK exposure computation methodology for SWAPS using historical INTEREST RATES. Under the historical method past interest rate (or swap rate) data is used to create a statistical distribution of rates.

1. the time an asset is held by the woner for tax benefits. 2. When a check is held before it is deposited. 3. the time a hotel keeps a room for

A retailer of home improvement products. It allows customers to do it themselves.

The ability of the living things in a system to survive despite changes in a limit. Feedback mechanisms make self regulation possible keeping things balanced.