Notes on this assignment (Problem P19-11) • While this company is an “Inc.” and is a private company in Canada‚ it is part of a multinational group and would therefore comply with IFRS. (Ref: requirement e) • The rate of compensation increase of 3.5%‚ while interesting‚ is not needed in these calculations as it would have been one of many assumptions used by the actuary would have applied in developing the current service cost‚ which is provided. • Both the EPFE (amortize past
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1. List what you believe should have been the three to five key internal control objectives of Goodner’s Huntington sales office. The Goodner Brothers‚ Inc. case is an example of when company profits derived from management’s culture facilitated weak internal controls which allowed employees to commit serious fraud. "Goodner’s’ executives preached one dominant theme to their sales staff "volume‚ volume‚ volume." The Goodner Company in an effort to undercut its cut back on operating expenses
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Alcoa Inc. For the quarter ended 30th September 2015‚ Alcoa Inc. reported revenue of $ 5.6 billion which was 11 % below that reported for the same period last year. The main reason behind this decline in revenue was the divestiture and closure of low margin business and the dent that aluminium price have continued to take in the most recently ended quarter. The net income was $ 44 million down from $ 149 million of third quarter 2014. Adjusted net income was $ 109 million translating into an EPS
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XIAOMI A Chinese electronics company headquarter in Beijing‚ China owns a private incorporation‚ Xiaomi Inc. and according to IDC (2015)‚ it’s the world’s 4th largest smartphone maker. Xiaomi develops‚ design‚ and sells smartphones. The company sold over 60 million smartphones in 2014 with the start-up of US$1.1 billion‚ known as the world’s most valuable technology star-up. Xiaomi’s valuation is over US$46 billion‚ according to (Douglas MacMillan‚ 2015). Over 8000 employees in the company‚ throughout
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Students Should Wear Uniform "What should I wear today for school?" is a question that many students ask themselves in the morning. While it may be true that school uniforms deprive students from expressing themselves‚ the real point to consider is that school uniforms are necessary for saving time and student safety. One reason students should wear uniforms is that it saves time in the morning. For example‚ students don’t have to spend time in front of the closet finding clothes that match
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CASE 1.3 Just for FEET‚ Inc. 1. (1) Common-sized Balance Sheet 01/01/1999 01/01/1998 01/01/1997 Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents 2% 18% 37% Marketable securities available for sale - - 9% Accounts receivable 3% 4% 2% Inventory 58% 46% 35% Other current assets 3% 1% 1% Total current assets 65% 69% 84% Property and equipment‚ net 23% 21% 15% Goodwill‚ net 10% 8% - Other 1% 1% 2% Total assets 100% 100% 100% Current liabilities: Short-term
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Case Analysis: Apple Inc.‚ 2012 IBM introduced the personal computer into the mainstream in the 1980’s‚ after Apple pioneered the first usable “personal ” computing devices. By the early 1990’s‚ lower price and expanding capabilities drove the growth of “Wintel” (the windows OS combined with an Intel processor). The revenue growth continued through the early 2000’s then lowed over the next decades. The personal computer (PC) industry is in high dynamics‚ with new products emerging and old technology
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Sew What? Inc. has grown from a tiny kitchen and garage operation to a multimillion- dollar enterprise throughout the years by utilizing information technologies to contribute to the success of the business. The company began as a small company that was comfortable with utilizing word-of-mouth for business sales and only making sales local. Overtime‚ the founder became aware that she needed to branch out to other areas once she lost a contract. She lost the contract due to not having an active website
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Pyramid Door‚ Inc. Problem Pyramid Door‚ Inc. is a privately owned regional manufacturer for residential and commercial garage doors. The company was planning a $12.6 million of sales goal for 2006‚ which represented a 36% increase in sales over projected 2005 year-end sales. Richard Hawly‚ director of sales and marketing‚ had to decide what distribution approach should be used to support the expanded sales goal. SWOT Analysis |Strengths
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Case Study‚ SAS Institute Inc. The management culture is a very important factor in the imprinting of a company: it shapes the relationship between working environment and employee satisfaction. I will answer a few questions regarding the SAS ’s particular strategy of running the business in which the employees are unbelievably loyal‚ thanks to the benefits and cares that they receive from the employer. 1. One critic calls SAS "a big brother approach to managing people." Is the company too
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