liability of the shareholders. However‚ under certain circumstances the corporate entity may be disregarded. This is also known as piercing the corporate veil and is the most frequent method for holding the shareholders liable for the acts of a corporation. Corporate officers‚ directors and controlling shareholders have a general fiduciary duty of loyalty and care which should govern all their corporate conduct. Unless they breach that duty by gross negligence or acts in bad faith‚ they usually will
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Ronice M. Bruce Week 3_Course Project A - CASE STUDY ACCT 505- Prof Main January 26‚ 2013 Springfield Express is a luxury passenger carrier in Texas. All seats are first class‚ and the following data are available: Number of seats per passenger train car 90 Average load factor (percentage of seats filled) 70% Average full passenger fare $160 Average variable cost per passenger $70 Fixed operating cost per month $3‚150‚000 a. What is the break-even point in passengers and revenues
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A corporation can be organized for the purpose of making a profit or it may be nonprofit. TRUE 102. A corporation must be incorporated in each state in which it does business. FALSE 103. A stockholder has the right to vote in the election of the board of directors. TRUE 104. When no-par value stock does not have a stated value‚ the entire proceeds from the issuance of the stock become legal capital. TRUE 105. As soon as a corporation is authorized to sell stock
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Valerie Simmons Math533 Dr. Mark Beintema July 22‚ 2012 Course Project PART A The report below represents the detailed statistical analysis of the data collected from a sample of credit customers in the department chain store AJ DAVIS. The 1st individual variable is LOCATION which is a categorical variable. The three subcategories are Urban‚ Suburban and Rural. Since Location is a categorical variable‚ the measures of central tendency have not been calculated for this variable. The frequency
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The primary advantage of a corporate form of business is that a corporation is a stand-alone entity‚ which means you are not personally liable for the assets and debts of the business. Incorporating protects your personal assets from lawsuits‚ debt collection and other business issues that can arise. The stand-alone entity also separates tax liabilities‚ which is another advantage. This means that the corporation’s taxes are separate from your personal tax liabilities. As a business
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You are required to prepare an investigative report on a recent corporate scandal that involved improper accounting practices or any form of financial scandal. Your report must include the following: an overview of the corporation a description of the scandal methodology - explaining the specific accounting impropriety that the company used. an explanation of how the firm managed to hide their accounting improprieties a discussion of who the scandal effected - both inside‚ and outside
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Reaction Essay: The Corporation The documentary The Corporation‚ directed by Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar and produced in 2004‚ although bias‚ opens many doors for discussion in regard to capitalism and the role of corporations in our lives. I found the documentary to be presented professionally‚ and filled with legitimate facts more so than extreme opinion. The documentary truly outlines the "all-pervasive" role the corporation has taken as the "world’s dominant institution". The film opens
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Corporation – A separate legal entity that has an existence at law that is separable from those who form it. It is a separate legal entity in the sense that it has an existence at law‚ but no material existence. * It is separate and distinct from its shareholders * A properly authorized agent may bind the corporation in contract with third parties. * Shareholders possess limited liability for the debts of the corporation‚ and creditors may look only to the assets of the corporation to
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Business Ethics The Corporation ‘The Corporation’ had a specific aim to portray the problems of not just one corporation‚ but corporations as a whole‚ as is evident from the beginning of the film as a multitude of big business logos flashed across the screen. The film proceeded to highlight the issues surrounding: globalization and consumerism‚ environmental pollution and disregard for the planet‚ unethical marketing‚ and dishonest media. Personally‚ I feel that I’m quite open-minded when it comes
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DEVRY UNIVERSITY Comcast Corporation Financial Analysis of 2013 Annual Reports Intermediate ACCT II project 6/15/2014 Analysis by Page Table of Contents Introduction The Comcast Corporation is the largest cable and home internet provider in the United States. The company functions as a cable provider and ISP‚ including telephone services for residential and commercial customers throughout the US. This makes Comcast a central focus for both customer and competitor criticism
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