Running Head: Nextcard Nextcard‚ Inc Background Nextcard‚ Inc was a model for successful people who were looking to the internet in the 1990’s as an enterprise. Nextcard was founded in 1996 in California as the first credit card company to issue cards online. Since the internet was still being introduced to households throughout the United States internet companies were still developing effective methods to reach potential customers. One of the driving
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Questions: 1. Should auditors evaluate the soundness of a client’s business model? Defend your answer. The auditor’s responsibility is not to evaluate a client’s business model but to have a sufficient understanding of the entity. An auditor needs a sound and comprehensive understanding of the client’s business and industry to develop valid expectations about financial-statement assertions. 2. Identify and briefly describe the specific fraud risk factors present during the 2000 NextCard audit. How
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Company Overview NextCard was an internet-based provider of consumer credit founded in 1996 with a mission to revolutionize the credit card industry with its online application and approval process. Their product‚ NextCard Visa‚ was promoted as the "First True Internet Visa" and was marketed exclusively through the company website. The NextCard Visa could be used for both online and offline purchases and offered product and service enhancements specifically designed for the internet enabled consumer
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Case 5:"Dell Inc. in 2008: Can it Overtake Hewlett Packard as the World Leader in Personal Computers?" Question 1: a. 1992: Michael Dell becomes the youngest CEO of a Fortune 500 company at age 27b. b. Michael Dell has been the key factor for Dell‚ Inc. growing into the corporation it is today. In my opinion‚ his top 5 key strengths that helped Dell‚ Inc. grow include: 1. Competitive nature 2. Foresight & Vision 3. Willingness to take risks 4. Aggressiveness 5. Ability to execute c. 5 Tasks
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chapter Six businesses and Their Costs ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 6-1 Distinguish clearly between a plant‚ a firm‚ and an industry. Contrast a vertically integrated firm‚ a horizontally integrated firm‚ and a conglomerate. Cite an example of a horizontally integrated firm from which you have recently made a purchase. A plant is an operating unit where production takes place. This production can be manufacturing‚ farming‚ mining‚ retailing‚ wholesaling‚ warehousing—anything
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Ferguson Products Inc.‚ a manufacturer‚ reported $130 million in sales and a loss of $25 million in its absorption costing income statement provided to shareholders. According to a CVP analysis prepared for management‚ the company’s break-even point is $120 million in sales. | Required: | Assuming that the CVP analysis is correct‚ is it likely that the company’s inventory level increased‚ decreased‚ or remained unchanged during the year? | | Decreased | Explanation: Sales were
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The questions below draw on the material in Chapter 11 and the associated lecture material. 1. What distinguishes money from other assets in the economy? Money is the most liquid asset. 2. What is commodity money? What is fiat money? Which kind do we use? Commodity money may be used for other purposes. Fiat money is useful only as money. 3. What are demand deposits? Why should they be included in the stock of money? Demand deposits are balances in bank accounts that can be accessed on demand
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Module 6 Reporting and Analyzing Operating Assets DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Q6-1. When a company increases its allowance for uncollectible accounts‚ it also records bad debt expense in the income statement. If a company overestimates the allowance account‚ bad debt expense is too high and net income is understated. As well‚ accounts receivable (net of the allowance account) and total assets are both understated on the balance sheet. In future periods‚ the company will not need to add as much
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Handstar Inc. Handstar Inc. was created a little over four years ago by two college roommates to develop software applications for handheld computing devices. It has since grown to ten employees with annual sales approaching $1.5 million. Handstar’s original product was an expense report application that allowed users to record expenses on their handheld computers and then import these expenses into a spreadsheet that then create an expense report in one of five standard formats. Based on the success
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Table of Contents Issues 1 Facts 1 Analysis 3 Question 1 3 a. Report on the three-month operation of Ribbons an’ Bows‚ Inc. 3 b. Profit of the Company 4 c. The reason for the cash in the bank decline 5 Question 2 6 Question 3 8 Conclusions 9 Issues 1. a How would you report on the three-month operations of Ribbons an’ Bows‚ Inc.‚ through June 30? b Was the company profitable? (Ignore income taxes.) c Why did its cash in the bank decline during the three-month
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