MAA350 ETHICS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Trimester 2‚ 2013 ASSIGNMENT: LIVENT‚ INC.: An Instructional Case PART A Question A1 Outline the frauds identified in the case and explain the inconsistencies with proper accounting treatment. Relate your answer to broad accounting concepts and accounting standards where relevant. (8 marks; approximately 800 words) Answer: Livent Inc. is a theatre production corporation registered in Toronto‚ Canada. Therefore‚ all
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Part1 Data Inc. has $40 billion of equity and $60 billion of debt currently. So the initial leverage (D/V) is 60%. We can calculate the cost of equity using this formula: WACC = ke * E/V + kd *(1-t) *D/V. ke = the cost of equity = 20% Using the same formula we calculate WACC‚ when the leverage is 20%: WACC =
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Rappler’s case that led for the SEC to revoke its registration as a corporation pointed to‚ according to SEC‚ its violation on the rules on foreign investment in media companies in the Philippines. Under the 1987 Constitution and various Philippine laws‚ a media company must be owned and controlled 100% by Filipinos. If a Philippine media company has foreign investor control of more than 0% of the company‚ then the media company disobey the law related to control restrictions. The case of Rappler
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Case Study Analysis This is a case study analysis of the hiring process conducted by new recruiter Carl Robins. The ABC Inc employee encountered several problems while attempting to complete the hiring process of 15 new employees. Problems include poor time management‚ lack of attention to detail‚ and poor communication. Improvements to be made are weekly meetings between key office personnel and implementing a training program for all employees regardless of position. Background New campus
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Innovative service business models that behave disruptively* in the market and have the opportunity to overtaking existing market leaders in the industry and QuickMedx is a good example of such a disruptive model. Unlike outpatient clinics and emergency care centers‚ QuickMedx offered a fast and convenient way at low cost to its customers to get treatment for common illnesses such as strep throat‚ influenza‚ ear infection‚ pink eye and seasonal allergies which people had to wait for hours at clinics
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Scenario: Grocery‚ Inc. is a retail grocery store chain based in Any State; U.S.A. Grocery has stores throughout the United States. Grocery has written contracts with many different vendors to purchase the products they sell in their stores. Vendors range from individuals to international corporations. Tom Green works as the produce manager for the store in My Town‚ U.S.A. Jeff Fresh‚ 17 years old‚ is spending his summer vacation working for Tom in the produce department. Assignment: Using the scenario
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1.0 Introduction Apple was founded in 1976. It is a relatively young company; a company with its own unique philosophy as to the way things ought to be. Apple exerts significant creative influence on the technology industry. Today‚ the company has three major products: Mac computers‚ iPod music players‚ and the iPhone. In addition to these offerings‚ the company also offers operating systems‚ developer tools‚ and database software. Apple’s recent success in the marketplace is founded on a philosophy
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Fact of the case On April 4‚ 2010‚ Apple Inc. launched its eagerly anticipated iPod amid great hype. The company started off as “Apple Computer‚” best known for its Macintosh personal computers (PCs) in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Despite a strong brand‚ rapid growth‚ and high profits in the late 1980s‚ Apple almost went bankrupt in 1996. Then Jobs went to work‚ transforming “Apple Computer” into “Apple Inc.” with innovative non-PC products starting in the early 2000’s. In fact‚ by 2010‚ the company
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Study Case #2: New Balance Athletic Shoe‚ Inc. New Balance has been one of the top five producers of athletic footwear in the world for over thirty years. Nike is the leader with 43% of the global market. However‚ the combining of the second and the third most powerful producers (Adidas & Reebok) has created a new rival for Nike in terms of size‚ and has boosted Adidas’s shares in the US. In fact‚ The U.S. Athletic shoe industry is considered to be a very fertile land. The demand is constantly
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New Jersey v. T.L.O.‚ (1985) is the case that impacted me the most. It is a decision by the US Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of a search of a public high school student after she was caught smoking. A search of her purse revealed drug paraphernalia‚ marijuana‚ and documentation of drug sales. She was charged as a juvenile for the drugs and paraphernalia found in the search. She went against the search‚ claiming it violated her 4th Amendment right against unreasonable searches. The
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