EC3314 – Financial Economics Fall 2013 Vinay P NUNDLALL Problem Set 1 Question 1 Explain what is meant by the following: a. A broker holding securities in street name A brokerage account where the customer’s securities and assets are held under the name of the brokerage firm‚ rather than the name of the individual who purchased the security or asset. Although the name on the certificate is not that of the individual‚ they are still listed as the real and beneficial owner and have the rights
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the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). His or her job was to streamline accounting practices and create rules to assist organizations in the proper preparation on financial statements. The SEC’s chairman created a nine-point action plan to assist in the detection of fraud. This action plan is outlined as follows: 1. Improved disclosure regarding the impact of changes in accounting assumptions. 2. Clarified accounting rules regarding purchased in-process restructuring charges‚ large
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This pack comprises ACC 497 Week 3 Individual Assignment Financial Statements Paper Part II Resources: Appendix A‚ The Home Depot‚ Inc. Annual Report in Fundamentals of Financial Accounting Write a 1‚050- to 1‚750-word paper in which you address the following: Does management’s assessment of the financial condition agree with your assessment from the Financial Statements Paper Part I? Explain your response. Support your answer using trend analysis‚ vertical analysis‚ or ratio
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Financial Statement Differentiation Paper Amanda Berens Accounting - ACC/561 March 31‚ 2012 Guyton Gagliardi Financial Statement Differentiation Paper The first issue to discuss is the four different types of financial statements and the use of each that a business will use. The second issue to discuss is what financial statements that an investor will review. The third issue to discuss is what financial statements a creditor will review. The fourth will be what financial statements
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Financial Analysis Project Throughout the last decade‚ Amazon has become one of the most sustainable companies within its industry. One of the major reasons that Amazon has been able to achieve a long term competitive advantage is by offering superior pricing power‚ capitalizing on a large market share and creating a well-known brand name. Through these achievements Amazon has been able to produce long term advantages that have made it difficult for other companies to duplicate
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ACC205Week 5 Final Paper (WalMart Financial Analysis Report) 1 Rosie Collins ACC 205: Principle of Accounting I Traci West March 31‚ 2014 ACC205Week 5 Final Paper (WalMart Financial Analysis Report) 2 Financial accounting reports‚ to include balance sheets and income statements provide accountants and the general public a snap shot of a company’s overall financial condition and possibly their future financial position
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Assignments from the Readings ACC/400 July 15‚ 2013 Assignments from the Readings Chapter 8‚ Question 3: What are essential features of the allowance method of accounting for bad debt? According to Kimmel‚ Weygandt‚ & Kieso‚2007: 1. Estimated uncollectible accounts receivable: These accounts match them against revenues in the same accounting period. 2. “Record estimated uncollectible as an increase (a debt) to bad debt expense and an increase ( a credit) to Allowance for Doubtful
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1. DETAILS OF THE ORGANISATION Name of the Organisation: Phone: E-mail: Address of the Organisation: Vill-Sripur‚P.O.-Dewanpasha‚ Sub-Division- Dharmanagar‚ Dist.-North‚State-Tripura‚Pin-799254. SANGHADIP (03822) 233282‚ 9436476002(Secretary) sanghadip@yahoo.co.in NGO Report by Tirthankar Majumder‚2013‚RMD dpt‚Tripura University. Page 1 2.1.BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION SANGHADIP‚a non profit making Voluntary Organization was founded in 1979‚1st Nov‚ with the objective of providing multi-dimensional
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1a. How does the market influence financial reporting standard setting? In the December 1978 Journal of Accountancy academic article‚ “The Rise of ‘Economic Consequences‚’” Stephen Zeff talks about how economic consequences – “the impact of accounting reports on the decision making behavior of business‚ government‚ unions‚ investors‚ and creditors” – can often be detrimental and therefore‚ should be taken into consideration when setting financial reporting standards. He mentions how in 1977‚ the
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Khanh Le ACC 604 Chap 1 Assignment 1. What is meant by a business strategy? A strategy is a “game plan” that distinguishes the company from its competitors‚ so that it can attract customers and succeed. 2. Describe the three broad categories of a customer value proposition. Three customers value propositions: * Customer Intimacy: Company stays close to its customers and satisfy customers’ needs better than that of the other competitors. * Operational excellence: Company provides
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