Assignment 1: Auditors and Regulatory Oversight Desislava Tabakova ACC 403 – Auditing I Professor Ashley Braun Harper November 2‚ 2014 “Olympus Scandal” The Olympus Corporation scandal is one of the biggest scandal’s to break. Olympus Corporation‚ the Japanese maker of cameras and medical imaging equipment is a huge corporation that lasted over two decades. 1- Analyze the audit report that the CPA firm issued. Ascertain the legal liability to third parties who relied on financial
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Bottle Company Case Study Daniel James Jr. Math 300 – Statistics Professor Issam MerhiStrayer University August 17‚ 2014 Mean‚ Median and Standard Deviation Explaining the make up a data description one must calculate the mean‚ median and standard deviation. To determine the mean‚ also known as the arithmetic average‚ is found by adding the value of the data and diving by the total numbers of values. In this case of a Bottle company study with thirty different bottles. The mean is 15.2‚
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AB1102: Accounting 2 Notes Objective of Financial Statements – objective of general purpose financial reporting is to provide financial information about the reporting entity that is useful to existing and potential investors‚ lenders and other creditors in making decisions about providing resources to the entity. 2 roles of financial reporting: Contracting (backward looking) and Valuation (forward looking) Qualitative Characteristics (QC) of Useful Financial Information - Relevance o Predictive
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Origins All types of businesses‚ whether service‚ manufacturing or trading‚ require cost accounting to track their activities.[1] Cost accounting has long been used to help managers understand the costs of running a business. Modern cost accounting originated during the industrial revolution‚ when the complexities of running a large scale business led to the development of systems for recording and tracking costs to help business owners and managers make decisions. In the early industrial age‚
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In this essay‚ I am going to compare and contrast three significant events in the film of 300. First‚ I will discuss the events leading up to the historical battle at Thermopylae. Then‚ I will compare the movie version battles at Thermopylae with historical accounts. Finally‚ I will contrast events after Thermopylae between the movie and actual history. As I recall‚ when I saw the movie several months ago (it’s not available for reviewing again from Blockbuster until July 31‚ 2007)‚ the most significant
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Individual Text Assignment Chapters 5‚ 6‚ and 7 Karen L. Spencer ACC/491 Contemporary Auditing I December 3‚ 2012 Kimberly Jordan‚ MBA Individual Text Assignment Chapters 5‚ 6‚ and 7 Chapter 5 Comprehensive Question 5-30 (Assertions) In planning the audit of a client’s financial statements‚ an auditor identified the following issues that need attention. Required Identify the assertion for items 1 through 11. 1. The allowance for doubtful accounts is fairly presented in amount
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budgeting evaluation process except a company’s a. board of directors. b. capital budgeting committee. c. officers. d. stockholders. 28. Most of the capital budgeting methods use a. accrual accounting numbers. b. cash flow numbers. c. net income. d. accrual accounting revenues. 29. The first step in the capital budgeting evaluation process is to a. request proposals for projects. b. screen proposals by a capital budgeting committee. c. determine which projects
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ACC/349 Final Examination Study Guide This study guide prepares you for the Final Examination you complete in the last week of the course. It contains practice questions‚ which are related to each week’s objectives. Highlight the correct response‚ and then refer to the answer key at the end of this study guide to check your answers. Use each week’s questions as a self-test at the start of a new week to reflect on the previous week’s concepts. When you come across concepts that you are unfamiliar
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Controls for Inflows ACC/544 7/10/2013 Controls for Inflows Internal controls play an important role in the success of any organization. The following is a proposal for appropriate controls to cover cash‚ sales‚ accounts receivable‚ inventory‚ and production. Controls Justification Cash Safeguarding Cash Cash Receipts Reconciliation Segregations of Duties Accessing cash should be restricted and kept in a locked and safe compartment. Cash should be recorded immediately upon
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