their useful lives and their contribution to a company ’s value. In addition‚ intangible assets have become increasingly more important as an economic resource. It was apparent that users of financial statements did not accept that goodwill amortization expense provided useful information. They realized that treating goodwill as a wasting asset whose value deteriorates predictably over a fixed period of time ignored the economic realities. Goodwill‚ in fact‚ can be replenished and increased
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Juanita Ossa Dr. Smith Intermediate 3 Accounting for Pension Expense and Postretirement Plans I was Searching for the accounting practices and regulation about pensions and post retirement and I began with revising the SFAS 87‚ Employers’ Accounting for Pensions‚ and the SFAS 106‚ Employers’ Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions. I also came across of couple of amendments of SFASs 87‚ SFASs 88‚ SFASs106‚ SFASs132(R). This last statement requires employers to recognize the overfunded
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featuring acts from Manila) 2.) Encourage the nearby businesses to take part in the project by means of donations‚ sponsorships and the likes. 3.) Apply for a long-term loan to settle the current debts and later on save up to pay annual amortizations. Recommendation: The best alternative would be to apply for a long-term loan with a bank that offers reasonable rates. It
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Review and Discussion Questions 1. Is the goal of Six Sigma quality realistic for services such as Blockbuster Video stores? The goal of Six Sigma is realistic in service settings like Blockbuster video stores. Quality standards may be hard to create because it is subjective to customer perceptions. 2. “If line employees are required to work on quality improvement activities‚ their productivity will suffer.” Discuss Quality improvement and productivity do work inversely of each other. Quality
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There were two accounting policies used by AOL that were considered aggressive‚ as well as controversial. The first was to amortize its software development costs and the second was to capitalize subscriber acquisition costs. The lifetime‚ for amortization purposes‚ which AOL assigned to software development costs was five years. This was considered by many to be an exceptionally long time considering the pace at which technology was progressing during that period of time. However‚ none of the
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Chapter 9 Long-Term Liabilities Compare financing alternatives (LO1) E9–1 Penny Arcades‚ Inc.‚ is trying to decide between the following two alternatives to finance its new $80 million gaming center: a. Issue $80 million of 5% bonds at face amount. b. Issue 2 million additional shares of common stock for $40 per share. Issue Bonds Issue Stock Operating income $12‚000‚000 $12‚000‚000 Interest expense (bonds only) Income before tax Income tax expense (35%)
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CASE 11-6: LESSEE LTD Caleb Aytes Brayden Hudson Brian Laws Katie Vittetoe Topics To Be Discussed • • • • Relevant Facts of the Case IFRS US GAAP Real World Relevant Facts of the Case • Lessee Ltd. – British Company that applies IFRS – Leases equipment from Lessor Inc. – 3 years – No purchase or renewal options & equipment reverts back to Lessor when lease expires – Remaining useful life = 4 years – Guaranteed Residual Value of $20K Accountants Analysis Relevant Questions 1. Was the junior
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package; it had also become cheaper to make movies on location. Hollywood was no longer the movie centre of the world. New Hollywood Cinema also saw the emergence of Special effects; they became an important part in many big budget blockbuster movies. The rise of the blockbuster is another huge factor in what makes New Hollywood Cinema new. As I have shown a lot of production techniques changed when the studio system was abolished for New Hollywood cinema. No longer were films produced
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The Power of Mindful Learning In this book‚ The Power of Mindful Learning‚ author Ellen Langer conveys the theory of mindful learning and its implications for education‚ wherever it takes place - like in school‚ on the job‚ in the home and it clearly expresses in nonacademic manner. Mindful learning involves "openness to novelty; alertness to distinction; sensitivity to different contexts; implicit‚ if not explicit‚ awareness of multiple perspectives; and orientation in the present." Certain
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COMPANY OVERVIEW GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. The company is engaged in the discovery‚ development‚ manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical and consumer health-related products. The company primarily operates in 120 countries and its products are sold in more than 150 countries. GSK is headquartered in Brentford‚ the UK and employed 99‚913 people as of December 31‚ 2009. The company recorded revenues of £28‚368
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