Ranbaxy’s criminal guilty plea and $500 million in fines and penalties has brought back the spotlight on corporate governance. The criminal case focused on sales in the US market. However‚ if media reports are to be believed‚ Ranbaxy committed systemic fraud in its worldwide regulatory filings. The US case dates back to the year 2004. This is the initial year when the Corporate Governance Code‚ which was issued by Sebi in the year 2000‚ was made mandatory. Therefore‚ it is quite likely that many
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Owner’s Equity Why is it important to keep paid-in capital separate from earned capital? Paid-in capital and earned capital are forms of capital that is shown in the shareholders’ part of the balance sheet. Paid-in capital is also known as the capital that is contributed and that are initially issued shares provided by the investors. Earned capital is the earnings that have accumulated since a company has stared. There are different aspects that require the separation of these two‚ some of which
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Accounting 2200 Project 2 Responses to the Form 10-K of NVE Corporation Professor Jane Morton Muhan Li‚ Madhur Mittal‚ Adam Rosen ------------------------------------------------- Question 1 NVE Corporation is in the business of nanotechnology‚ founded in 1989 in Minneapolis. NVE develops and sells devices that use a new technology known as “spintronics‚” and was founded by James M. Daughton‚ Ph. D.‚ and spintronics pioneer. NVE has been awarded $50 million+ in government research contracts
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Contemporary Auditing Chapter 5 – Comprehensive Question 5-30 (Assertions) In planning the audit of a client’s financial statements‚ an auditor identified the following issues that need audit attention. Please only write in the associated assertion 1. Valuation or allocation 2. Completeness 3. Existence and occurence 4. Completeness 5. Rights and obligations 6. Completeness 7. Valuation and allocation 8. Existence and occurence 9. Presentation and disclosure 10. Valuation or allocation
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level. Business writing techniques are critical to an organizations survival in a global market. For this‚ I am requesting sponsorship for a Business Writing course at University of Houston Downtown. The cost of the course is $700.00. It is 6 weeks long. Completing this course will allow me to write more creatively. Also‚ the conclusion of this course will enable me to reach those whose secondary language is English more successfully. Adequate writing skills are an important part of communication
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The primary advantage of a corporate form of business is that a corporation is a stand-alone entity‚ which means you are not personally liable for the assets and debts of the business. Incorporating protects your personal assets from lawsuits‚ debt collection and other business issues that can arise. The stand-alone entity also separates tax liabilities‚ which is another advantage. This means that the corporation’s taxes are separate from your personal tax liabilities. As a business
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Chapter 5 Question 6 Page 218 Q = Dresses per week L= Number of labor hours per week Q = L –L2/800 MCL=$20 P= $40= therefore MR=$40 Part A: A firm maximizes profit when it equates MRPL = (MR) *(MPL) = MCL MPL= dQ/dL =1 – L/400 Therefore (40)*(1-L/400) = 20. The solution is L = 200. In turn‚ Q = 200 – (2002/800). The solution is Q = 150. The firms profit is= PQ – (MC)L= ($40) (150) – ($20) (200) = $2‚000 Part B Price increase to $50: Q = Dresses per week L= Number of labor hours
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stay competitive. Costco Wholesale Corporation entered the wholesale club industry in the early 1980s (Tayan‚ 2003). The idea behind a wholesale club was to maximize profits by minimizing operational costs and maximizing inventory turnover ratio. The company experienced tremendous growth from 1997 up to 2001 and has caught the attention of its competitors. Although growth has been phenomenal‚ the numbers are deceiving because return on assets‚ return on equity‚ and asset turnover ratios have declined
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Case 5 - Exercise 2 Abernethy and Chapman Internal Control Evaluation Client: Prepared by: Date: Exhibit 5-2 is a portion of the audit program that Mitchell designed to test the operating efficiency of controls in the revenue and cash receipts cycle. For each individual test‚ indicate the anticipated results if the control procedure is working properly. Also‚ if the control is not functioning properly‚ list the potential problems that exist. Use the following format for your response: Step
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reading older cases on the law of trusts‚ that there were‚ until 1873 in England‚ two main separate courts – courts of law and courts of equity. Trust law was a product of courts of equity. We will thus look at: (i) the meaning of “equity” that is associated with courts of equity; (ii) the origins of courts of equity; (iii) the development of the law of uses and trusts; (iv) the transfer of equity jurisdiction to Canada; (v) the current status of the fusion of law and equity. II. THE MEANING
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