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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Key Synthesis/Potential Test Questions (PTQs) • What is statistics? Making an inference about a population from a sample. • What is the logic that allows you to be 95% confident that the confidence interval contains the population parameter? We know from the CLT that sample means are normally distributed around the real population mean (). Any time you have a sample mean within E (margin of error) of then the confidence interval will contain . Since 95% of the sample means are within E
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and Apple Computer‚ Inc. Case Analysis Dubinsky’s primary mistake was relying on her position and reputation rather than mounting an effective‚ persuasive‚ and fact-based argument. As noted by Jay Conger in The Necessary Art of Persuasion‚ today’s employees are not content to accept a decree from above and seek to understand the reasons behind a decision. She should have taken Jobs’ JIT proposal seriously from the beginning and‚ as soon as she heard of it‚ worked to make her case affirmatively using
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According to the study based on Livent‚ Inc.- An Instructional Case‚ The former senior management of Livent engaged in a multi-faceted and fraud accounting since eight years. As a further result of the scheme‚ Drabinsky and Gottlieb’s elaborated their Fraudulent Kickbacks‚ Fraudulent Manipulation of Livent’s Books and Records to accomplish in quarterly periods and meet the earnings which they provided to Wall Street analysts. Further more three Accounting Manipulations were found by transferring
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Case 7.1 Anne Aylor. Inc Planning Materially Assessment AU-C 300 Planning an Audit: Involvement of Key Engagement Team Members Preliminary Engagement Activities Planning Activities Determining the Extent of Involvement of Professionals Additional Considerations in Initial Audit Engagements Documentation Q1. a. Different users for different purposes to use financial information. Not all parts of the financial statements are equally relevant to all users. For
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Case 23-2: Industrial Electronics Inc. Issue: Evaluate the proposed bonus system. Background: “My division had another great year last year. We all worked hard‚ and the results were there. But again we got no reward for our hard work. It’s very frustrating.” Division Manager. KSF • Innovation. • Good cost control due to price competition. Internal Environment • Industrial Electronics Inc. sells a wide range of electronic equipment. (Like EVERY other case!!!) • $8 Billion in sales
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tables of Nike 28 11. Appendix 2 Business ethics four broad levels of ethical stance of Nike ………..29 12. Appendix 3 Triple bottom line of Nike………………………………………….29 13. Appendix 4 SWOT Analysis of Nike……………………………………………30 Executive summary Nike‚ Inc. is a leading organization in the sportswear industry. It has successfully outsourcing its manufactures in the low cost countries all over the world. This report has analysed Nike’s strategies and identified the major issues which influenced its strategies’
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MEMORANDUM TO: Mayra Reid‚ Vice President of Production‚ Blue Inc. FROM: Market Analyst. DATE: April 23‚ 2011 SUBJECT: Final Sales Forecasts and Predictions. In response to Blues Inc. efforts to maintain a profitable business and maintain continues growth‚ the market analyst has evaluated the market and Blues Inc.’s financial information and made some decisions that will positively impact the forecasted sales of Blue Inc. The decision made by the analyst on the first week was to increase
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Introduction The Amber Inns & Suites‚ Inc. is a 250 property hotel chain in the western and Rocky Mountain states. Amber Inn & Suites‚ Inc. was established in 1979 and is made up of 250 hotel chain properties each consisting an average of 120 individual guest rooms or suite units. Amber Inn & Suites‚ Inc. can be found in locations among ten western and Rocky Mountain States with two hundred fifty different property hotel chains. On average‚ each property consists of one hundred twenty individual
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Custom Fabricators‚ Inc. Case Study With the constant change in demand‚ businesses must consistently review various strategies‚ customer needs and core competencies to determine all are in align with the company purpose and mission. Manufacturing companies are endeavoring to be order winners in the various markets today. They must differentiate between the competition and core competencies in a very challenging economy. Custom Fabricators‚ Inc has been the primary manufacturing company for Orleans
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