Assignment # 3 WorldCom Accounting Fraud By Mark A. Cowan Strayer University ACC 499- Accounting Capstone May 15‚ 2011 The purpose of this paper is to discuss the aspects of the WorldCom accounting scandal and the effects that this scandal had on the accounting world as we know it. We will discuss the corporate culture at WorldCom and how it contributed to the accounting fraud‚ how the CEO’s desire to be the #1 stock on Wall Street contributed to the fraud‚ pressures on accountants to book
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Global Value Chain Logistics Case Analysis University of Phoenix Global Value Chain Management ISCOM/383 June 25‚ 2012 Global Value Chain Logistics Case Analysis ISOL + Group produces and sells a variety of products within France‚ Spain‚ and Italy. The general manager Mr. Dupont has initiated a thorough rethinking of logistics matter for the group. Based on his recommendations‚ the management team must identify‚ analyzed‚ discuss‚ and recommend the most appropriated solutions for
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MBS618 – Dispute Management Lecturer: Mr Ernest Charles Boswarva “Assignment 1 – Case 8 Sick Leave” 3383 words CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 3 2 NEGOTIATION 3 2.1 CONTEXT OF NEGOTIATIONS 3 2.2 FORMS OF NEGOTIATIONS 4 2.3 TANGIBLE / INTANGIBLE FACTORS 5 3 CULTURE 6 3.1 CROSS CULTURAL COMPARISONS 6 3.1.1 POWER DISTANCE 7 3.1.2 INDIVIDUALISM 7 3.1.3 MASCULINITY 8 3.1.4 UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE 8 3.1.5 PRAGMATISM 9 3.1.6 INDULGENCE 9 3.2 SHARED VALUES 9 3.3 THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE
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determine the appropriate amount of insurance they should purchase to cover a potential loss of current inventories. Furthermore‚ this data could be used in the valuation of a company’s risk or benefits from keeping a certain level of inventories. 3. What was the amount of Caterpillar’s inventory purchases during 2011? BB Inventory + Purchases – COGS = EB Inventory 9587 + X – 43578 = 14544 X = 14544 – 9587 + 43578 = 48535 4. How much cash did Caterpillar pay to its suppliers
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CASE STUDIES – CHAPTER 8 CASE STUDY 1 1. Why did Freeport-McMoRan need a performance management system? • The price of copper jumped significantly in 2006‚ so they needed to ramp up production to make more profit • They needed to change their strategy on handling a changing marketplace and remaining competitive • Each mine was run separately‚ so employee organization was difficult to determine • They acquired a company which operated differently than they did‚ so they needed more standardization
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TO: Trish Cooper and Carrie Schwinoff FROM: DATE: October 2‚ 2013 SUBJECT: Marketing Strategy for Zatswho Marketing research has shown that guerilla marketing campaigns can be highly effective at relatively low cost (Hutter & Hoffman‚ 2011). I have developed a guerilla marketing strategy for your company that will focus on logo placement and social media. The goal of this marketing strategy is to win over potential customers of your target market‚ which is parent of toddlers (Hutter & Hoffman
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Chapter 3 – Ethics‚ Fraud‚ and Internal Control Fraud 1. Compare and contrast employee fraud vs. management fraud. a. Employee Fraud a. Nonmanagement employees convert cash or assets to direct employee benefit b. Management Fraud – Performance Fraud a. Does not involve direct theft of assets b. Fraud is perpetrated above which the internal control structure generally relate c. Use financial statements to create an illusion that an entity is healthier than it is d. Misappropriation of
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1.Introduction This case study involves the overview and financial analysis of two major telecommunications companies in the world. The two companies are compared based on their financial performance for the last two years by analyzing their income and balance sheet statements. Financial ratios are also calculated to see which company has better profitability‚ liquidity and solvency. 1.1.Aims and Objectives 1. Carry out research on two major companies in the telecommunications market
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Questions: Q1. Imagine your Bill. How would you explain to Mary the relationship between risk and return of individual stocks? Find Expected Return and Standard Deviation for each stock in the Ralph’s portfolio. As the risk increases the potential return increases as well. In order to get higher returns one needs to invest in riskier assets. In other words‚ risk is the probability of negative outcome and return is the compensation for this risk. Q2. Mary has no idea what Beta means and
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Name________________Chris Vesta__________________________ Case_____________Wrap ItUp______________________ In the US health foods have been trendy in the past decade. It is no surprise that such Wrap It Up‚ a health food alternative to traditional greasy fast food was created in California. If necessity is the mother of invention then Shawn Jackson and Simon Sethi were needy graduate students looking to fill the void of healthy eating options in their lives. The two men out of desperation
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