An Ethical Dilemma at WorldCom: A case study of Cynthia Cooper The Scenario One May afternoon‚ while sitting in his cubicle at WorldCom Inc. headquarters located in Clinton‚ Mississippi‚ Gene Morse was stunned to find an accounting entry for $500 million in expenses‚ which was not accounted for with any invoices. He immediately reported this entry to his boss‚ vice president of internal audit Cynthia Cooper (Pulliam & Solomon‚ 2002). Little did they know at the time that this discovery would begin
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The pack of ACC 422 Week 5 Idividual comprises: Assignments from the Text a. Prepare solutions to the following exercises from the text: Chapter 13: E13-1‚ E13-7‚ E13-11‚ E13-13 b. Prepare a response to the following Question Business - Accounting ACC 422 All Week 5 Assignments - Individual WileyPlus Assignment Includes: Week 5 Discussion questions 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4 Week 5 Learning team assignment Week 5 Learning Team Problem Presentation
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Complete the Supply and Demand Simulation located on the Materials tab (Week 2) of the course. Write 700 - 1‚050-word paper of no more than summarizing the content. Address the following: • Identify two microeconomics and two macroeconomics principles or concepts from the simulation. Explain why you have categorized these principles or concepts as macroeconomic or microeconomic. • Identify at least one shift of the supply curve and one shift of the demand curve in the simulation. What causes
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Week 1‚ DQ 1: How would you describe the entries to record the disposition of accounts receivables? What is their function? Since the majority of US thrive on the use of credit cards‚ the accounts receivables for a company may no longer be on a cash-to-cash basis. A company may need to sell these accounts to other companies who specialize in handling accounts receivables if they need cash more quickly or if it would be too costly to perform the necessary billing to collect on the account. The
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This pack of ACC 306 Week 2 P 15-3 contains: Rand Medical - Direct financing and sales-type lease; lessee and lessor Business - Accounting Week 2 Required Readings a. Chapter 14: Bonds and Long-Term Notes b. Chapter 15: Leases Discussions 1. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Debt for Equity Swaps. Complete Ethics Case 14-8 from Chapter 14 and post the answers to the discussion board by Day 3. 2. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Leasehold Improvements. Complete Ethics
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Corporate Scandal I. Olympus Updated: April 20‚ 2012 Olympus Corporation‚ founded in 1919‚ is a manufacturer of digital cameras and electronic equipment. Based in Tokyo‚ the multibillion-dollar company has operations worldwide. In mid-October 2011‚ Olympus was rocked by scandal when its former chief executive and president‚ Michael C. Woodford‚ who is British‚ was suddenly fired. The company’s chairman‚ Tsuyoshi Kikukawa‚ blamed a culture clash‚ but Mr. Woodford‚ a 30-year Olympus employee‚
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Week 2 Individual Assignments from the Reading Chapter 8 3) What are the essential features of the allowance method of accounting for bad debts? The essential features of the allowance method of accounting for bad debts are: (1) Uncollectible accounts receivable are estimated and matched against revenues in the same accounting period in which the revenues occurred. (2) Estimated uncollectibles are debited to Bad Debts Expense and credited to Allowance for Doubtful Accounts through an adjusting
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EEP 260 Fall ‚ 2013 Study Guide Exam 2: Go back to your quizzes! STUDY ALL THE QUESTIONS ON YOUR STUDY QUESTION SHEETS!!! For Multiple choice and short answer questions: I suggest you go back through your lecture notes and answer these questions. Write down the answers and think about them. Be comfortable with them coming up either as a multiple choice or fill in the blank/short
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MINI CASE: THE FILURE OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AT ENRON 1.Which parts of the corporate governance system‚ internal and external‚ do you believe failed Enron the most? In the evaluation of the Enron’s case; by trying to see the very big picture‚ it is not only about that the internal part of the corporate governance system was failed or but also the external part of the corporate governance system was also failed. As noted on the last paragraph of the mini case‚ many people from different positions
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Week 4 Assignment ACC 305 E8-13 Altira uses a periodic inventory system. Determine the inventory balance Altira would report in its August 31‚ 2011‚ balance sheet and the cost of goods sold it would report in its August 2011 income statement using each of the following cost flow methods: 1. First-in‚ first-out (FIFO) 2. Last-in‚ last-out (LIFO) 3. Average cost E8-14 Altira uses a perpetual inventory system. Determine the inventory balance Altira would report in its August 31‚ 2011‚ balance
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