WorldCom was one of the leading telecommunication companies prior to its application for bankruptcy protection on July 21st‚ 2002. The firm’s decision to file for bankruptcy was a shocker move considering the amount of revenues and asset base the company had. It is believed that the firm was highly involved in fraudulent bookkeeping between the year 1999 and 2000 where they had managed to overstate its taxable income by at least $7 billion. It was also revealed that the company had committed itself
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Part A McDonald’s and Burger King are two famous fast food firms in the world. Both of them sell the same type of food‚ such as hamburger and fries. However‚ the operating systems of them are different. 1. The Differences in Processes (1) Process Maps of McDonald’s and Burger King BunHeels Bun Crownsns Patties Put in Toaster Put in Toaster Put on Grill Dress Turn Remove‚ Lay on Crown Clean Grill Add Heels Remove Remove Sear Burgers Up
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v. Alza Corp.‚ the court found independent standing as the licensee had completely unrestricted rights to sue for infringement. The licensor‚ University of California‚ gave an exclusive license to Ciba-Geigy. Alza claimed that Ciba-Geigy lacked standing‚ but this
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The company was based on Rondell’s invention of several electrical testing devices‚ while on staff as an engineering faculty member of a large university. In 1947‚ the company entered into the radio broadcasting equipment market. By the late 1960’s‚ the company had increased its business to include data transmission equipment. The company had a reputation of being a source of high quality innovative designs and described itself as being able to “convert problems to solutions” in their sales brochures
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SURVIVAL OF THE MARINE CORPS The Marine Corps historical characteristics after the Civil War could be based in part on survivability and the need for the Marine Corps to prove its worth to the United States as a Military Force. The Marine Corps part in the Civil War had been small and not altogether impressive. Both the Army and the Navy did not regard the Marine Corps as useful. This paper will in effect touch on the Marine Corps history from after the Civil War to World War I. It will then
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Teletech Corporation‚ 2005 Kyle Fortin My recommendation for Teletech Corporation is to change from a constant hurdle rate to the use of two risk-adjusted hurdle rates‚ one for each segment. Teletech’s performance is evaluated based on economic profit calculations. Through this measure‚ the risk-adjusted hurdle rates return a higher amount of profit compared to a single corporate hurdle rate. Currently‚ the firm has been using 9.30% as their hurdle rate‚ and as a result the firm’s share prices
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1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. In 1984‚ the Corporation has computed depreciation expense on plants‚ machinery and equipment using the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes. Prior to 1984‚ the Corporation used principally accelerated methods for its U.S. operating plants. 2. What is the effect of the depreciation accounting method change on the reported income in 1984? How will this change
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University of Phoenix Material Lee Corporation Equity Scenario Lee Corporation is an American company that began operations on January 1‚ 2004. It has just completed its fourth full year of operations on December 31‚ 2007. Ending Year Balances for the prior year that ended on December 2006 were as follows: Retained Earnings: $ 225‚000 Common Stock at par: $ 500‚000 Additional Paid-in Capital: $1‚000‚000 Treasury Stock: $ 200‚000 Income before taxes for 2007 totaled $240
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InterActiveCorp Based on the article about InterActiveCorp‚ the corporate level strategy is gaining acquisitions in travel‚ finance‚ and classified ads. This sounds like a horizontal merger and acquisition strategy because of the range of services that IAC has been acquiring. Their focus seems to be mostly travel and entertainment companies. These include companies like Match.com‚ Expedia‚ and Hotels.com. As for the restructuring strategies for IAC‚ Barry Diller is trying to focus on businesses
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1. What was Harry Wiley’s message? Did he relate it properly? How would you have received it? Harry’s message to Terry was that he has to make more of a concerted effort to get to know his customers‚ particularly Blandings Consolidated‚ a customer accounting for 30 percent of the territory’s business. There is a longstanding relationship between the two organizations and Harry wants to nurture and further develop that relationship. The pertinent questions posed by Harry while having cocktails and
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