Paper , Order, or Assignment Requirements

When are companies likely to use a job costing system or process costing system? Describe the specific characteristics of each system and provide at least 3 examples from Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Roses Department Store, and Dollar General for each system (at least 4 companies should be described).
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Criteria The Paper Must Meet or Exceed the following Standards
Company and Technique Selection Thread paper specifies the company, the industry, and the management technique to be analyzed.
Appropriateness of Technique � The paper describes the appropriateness of the technique selected.
� Description is well developed and includes explicit details.
� Correlation between the technique and the company is well developed.
Positive Force of Technique The paper describes how the technique selected will be a positive force for the company and provides examples.
Overall Content � The paper conforms to the instructions.
� Content is well developed.
� Paragraph structure and flow is excellent.
� Analysis of the technique selected is provided.
� Questions are answered thoroughly.
Text and Journal Support � The paper is supported by references from the textbook and at least 5 journal articles.
� Opinion statements are substantiated by citations.
Grammar and Spelling The paper is free of grammar and spelling errors.
Current APA Format The paper is free of current APA 6th edition format errors.

Scholarly Journals – What are they?
Scholarly journals (also called “professional” or “peer reviewed” journals) are a type of periodical. Other types of periodicals are magazines and newspapers.
Most online databases contain a limiter you can select so results only show certain types of journals. For best results, select “Journal Article” in the “Document Type” limiter (if it is available), as well as the “Peer Reviewed”* limiter.
*Items such as “letters to the editor,” book reviews, etc., are not peer reviewed, although they are found in peer reviewed journals.
Characteristics of Scholarly Journals
� Articles report on original research or experiments (as opposed to news or opinion pieces).
� Articles written by a scholar/author who has done research in a particular field or discipline.
� Language is technical and specialized.
� Sources cited in the form of footnotes or bibliographies.
� Often published by universities or professional societies.
Ensure that the paper has a great thesis statement:
� tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion.
� is a road map for the paper; in other words, it tells the reader what to expect from the rest of the paper.
� directly answers the question asked of you. A thesis is an interpretation of a question or subject, not the subject itself. The subject, or topic, of an essay might be World War II or Moby Dick; a thesis must then offer a way to understand the war or the novel.
� makes a claim that others might dispute.
� is usually a single sentence somewhere in your first paragraph that presents your argument to the reader. The rest of the paper, the body of the essay, gathers and organizes evidence that will persuade the reader of the logic of your interpretation.
� A thesis statement is a short (just 1 or 2 sentences) clear summary of an argument. When writing a paper to convince others of something, a thesis statement should go at the end of the 1st paragraph.