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Q: (The right way to calculate the deal's value, by the way, is to multiply the price of AOL's stock by 1.5, multiply that by the number of Time Warner shares, and add $17 billion.

A: The way to calculate the value is to multiply the AOL's stock price by 1.5, multiply the Time Warner shares, and add $17 billion.
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Q: JOB ORDER COSTING - A method of cost accounting that accumulates costs for individual jobs or lots. A job may be a service or manufactured item, such as the repair of equipment or the treatment of a patient in a hospital.

A: A method of cost accounting is per individual job/lot. A job may be a service/manufactured item, as in repairing equipment or treating hospitalized patient.
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Q: Net advanced to $94.2 million, or 89 cents a share, from $85 million, or 83 cents a share, including net realized investment gains of $31 million, up from $10 million a year ago.

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Net went $94.2mil, or 89c/share, from $85 mil, or 83c/share, including net gains of $31 mil, up from $10 mil a year ago.
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