A Case of Mistaken Identity It was a nice and peacefull night in Miami‚ Thomas was driving his car along a quiet country road with his friends Paul‚ John and Stewart. Paul’s arm was in a sling as he had broken it a few weeks ago. They were driving to the Pauls home which was a few hours away. The quiet drive suddenly turned into a nightmare when a car with three men in it overtook them. The man at the back seat appared to have a gun and pointed it Thomas and motioned him to stop. Horrified‚ Thomas
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1. Calculate the effect on the financial statements in Tables 1 and 2 if the accounting system were changed to incorporate the cost of barrels ($31.50 each) into the inventory accounts. a. What would pretax profit be in 1961? Booker Jones increased production by 20‚000 barrels. If the cost of barrels is $31.50‚ then these 20‚000 barrels would cost $630‚000. This will be added to inventory account and hence will generate pretax profit of $630‚000 – 407‚000 = $223‚000. b. If the change were made
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Personal: Clarice Precious Jones is a 16 year old‚ heterosexual‚ African American female. Precious was born and raised in a poverty stricken community in Harlem‚ New York where she resides with her mother Mary and father Carl. She is a single mother of two and is currently seeking assistance to better their lives. Psychological: Precious has a poor attitude towards herself and love. Precious has stated that her mother constantly insults and belittles her for no reason. She shows various signs
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e-commerce company‚ is the largest online retailer in America whose revenues are triple those of its nearest competitor. Amazon serves a worldwide audience and its website is available in English‚ Chinese‚ French‚ German and Japanese. Amazon websites get around 615 million visitors annually because of its strong brand and reliability (http://www.webhostingreport.com/learn/amazon.html). Amazon began as an online bookstore. This gave it the advantage of having more titles than the traditional brick-and-mortar
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INTRODUCTION On behalf Li & Partners consulting firm‚ we are pleased to present the strategic recommendation report. This reports divided into five sections. David Jones’ external and internal environments are discussed in the first two sections. The following section focuses on the identification of stakeholders and their interests. Our strategic recommendations to improve shareholder value are explained in the fourth section followed by the impact our recommendations have on stakeholders. A balance
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AMAZON IN THE YEAR 2000 – report summary Ravi Suria painted the picture of company growing money. The only triple-digit growth that mattered‚ he argued‚ was in Amazon’s cash-flow losses. The report shook many remaining stalwarts‚ and the stock dropped 19% in one day. Suria addressed Wall Street’s darkest fears‚ that the business model on which Amazon--and for that matter‚ most e-tailers--is based may be flawed. Arguing that excessive debt and poor inventory management will make Amazon’s operating
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Case #8 Meli Marine Abstract In this analysis of the case Meli Marine‚ the current CEO David Tian is trying to decide if an expansion to TS vessels would be the right move when trying to rebuild the Meli financial state. This case will discuss many factors that will play into the final decision. Introduction Shipping Industry The shipping industry provides the links required for global commerce‚ making international trade possible. This industry is comprised of four segments: container shipping
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Q.1 Describe Any Situation In Your Experience Where The Communication Went Wrong. Analyze The Situation By Pointing Out The Type Of Barrier To Communication And Suggest How To Overcome This Barrier. [10 Marks]. Answer- Once I had gone to visit a friend in the next town which is along a major highway and stretched about 100km. He asked me to a light at the second bus stop in the town. When the bus I took got closer to the town‚ I informed the bus conductor where I will alight. He gave a node amidst
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PHIL 1273 Intro to Business Ethics Ellis Case Response #8 According to Leslie Savan (“The Bribed Soul‚” in Ciulla‚ Martin‚ & Soloman’s Honest Work)‚ advertising is fundamentally misleading. - Ads deceive in the way they represent reality. “What’s all the excitement about? Anything and nothing. You know you’ve entered the commercial zone when the excitement building in you is oddly incommensurate with the content dangled before you: does a sip of Diet Coke really warrant an expensive production
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these companies belong to Amazon… Did you know: Amazon is also… AmazonBasics Amazon-branded electronic products AmazonFresh sells and delivers groceries in Seattle AmazonStudios online social movie studio Amazon WarehouseDeals offers discounts on refurbished products Did you know: Amazon has had one of the fastest growths in the Internet’s history… Revenues reached within first 5 years $2‚8 bn $1‚5 bn $0‚4 bn eBay Google Amazon Amazon and eBay results from 1995
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