Apple‚ Inc. A Case Study in External Communication Executive Summary Background: On June 25‚ 2010 Apple released the iPhone 4. With its sleek‚ new‚ stainless steel frame design‚ thousands of people rushed to buy Apple’s latest gadget. Apple and its partner carriers received 600‚000 pre-orders for the iPhone 4s in the first 24 hours‚ making it the largest number of pre-orders Apple had received in a single day for any device up to that time. By the end of the month‚ Apple had sold over 1.7
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Case 3.5 Goodner Bothers Inc. 1. Internal controls should have included these controls; -Adequate security for the inventory -Better periodic verification of inventory -Segregated duties when it comes to inventory -Proper supervision for sales transactions and the procedures that they employ to record them -Proper authorization by management for inventory transactions 2. Internal control weaknesses - Lack of segregation of duties involving sales and recording -Security controls over
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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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2. A) A client can be put in a more powerful position than the auditor in an auditor-client relationship if the auditor is trying to sell the client additional services. B) According to SOX external auditors are prohibited from providing certain services to clients: book keeping or other things related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client‚ they are not allowed to design and implement financial information‚ appraisal or evaluation services‚ internal audit outsourcing
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(“Canterra”)‚ and Avpro‚ Inc.‚ (“Avpro”) by and through their undersigned counsel‚ and files this Consent Motion to Extend Time to respond to 50NL’s Motion To Enforce Subpoena and Compel Production of Documents By Non-Party Avpro‚ Inc. pursuant to Md. Rule 1-204‚ and in support thereof states as follows: 1. This discovery dispute arises from an action pending in the District Court of Oklahoma County‚ Oklahoma‚ involving the contemplated—but ultimately unconsummated—sale of an aircraft. 2. Avpro served as
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In 2005‚ Phillip (Phil) Landgraf faced several glaring problems in the financial performance of his company‚ BioPharma‚ Inc. The firm had experienced a steep decline in profits and very high costs at its plants in Germany and Japan. Landgraf‚ the company ’s president for worldwide operations‚ knew that demand for the company ’s products was stable across the globe. As a result‚ the surplus capacity in his global production network looked like a luxury he could no longer afford. Any improvement in
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Case 2-2: 1. With respect to the adjustments related to goodwill‚ answer the following: a. Why does the adjustment for goodwill amortization increase net income under Country A GAAP but decrease net income under Country B GAAP? The adjustment for goodwill amortization increases net income under Country A GAAP but decrease net income under Country B GAAP because of how SKD amortizes goodwill for a period of 20 years while for Country B goodwill is only amortized for a period of 5 years. This leads
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For Sky Fighters Inc‚ I would compare the costs and prices of my services‚ taking into account the costs of other offices like mine. We all know that the price is the sum of cost and profit. Therefore the forecast of the price depends on the price comparison of competition‚ considering that this company offers a similar service like mine. All business involves two types of costs: fixed costs and variable costs‚ so it is important to distinguish between reasonable‚ allowable‚ and allocable costs
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Case Study 2 The Case of...Kevin Mueller‚ the Cautious Pilot 1) Why would Captain Mueller and his copilot sit in darkness before taking off on a night flight? Captain Mueller and his co-pilot sat in the dark cockpit to get their eyes adjusted to the night time‚ so that their eyes would produce more rods which aid in seeing in dim light. 2) Why would the mysterious object have first appeared to Mueller in his peripheral vision? The ‘rods’ are thin‚ cylindrical receptor cells in the retina that
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Verizon Communications‚ Inc. has many strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats as an organization. This case analysis will highlight the top three for each category and provide a rational for each factor. The SWOT analysis will serve as a tool for identifying alternative strategies for the organization and help define a 3-year growth plan. Various matrices‚ including a SWOT analysis and a Financial Ratios Analysis‚ will also support specific strategies and long-term objectives. Other
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