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Goodwill for Impairment CLAUDIA Inc. has an internally generated goodwill and did not amortize or tested for impairment. They cannot amortize because measuring the components are complex and associating the costs incurred with future benefits are too difficult. Goodwill cannot generate cash flows independently and is made as a combination with other assets making up a business; it needs to be assigned to a reporting unit or cash-generating unit in order to test for impairment. Under ASPE‚ the impairment
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Livent‚ Inc. is a company that is very involved in the entertainment business‚ mainly in live theatrical productions. When dealing with a company in the entertainment industry‚ there are many risks that can be involved in auditing situations. A big risk that can be common is working with the higher officers of the company who are not strongly educated in the financial field. They are only familiar with the entertainment part of it and do not pay attention to a lot of the finances. It is common for
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I. Brief Background of the Case August Scientific Instruments‚ Inc. (ASI‚ Inc.) is a small private company which specializes in the manufacturing of miniature electromechanical components. It is located on a small but progressive town wherein a Technical Education Institute is also based. At first‚ the company underwent several problems and setbacks and was able to grow steadily and expand its operations until in 1958; it was able to acquire additional investments‚ substantial monthly sales and
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Dell‚ Inc. Case Study First: Problem Diagnosis: Over the years‚ Dell has devised very successful strategies to increase customer loyalty and reduce costs. However with the passage of time‚ the company has failed to have a proactive approach to capitalize the opportunities provided by the environment and sustained its competitive advantage. 1. Use of the direct selling approach: This approach has been the main competitive advantage of Dell over the years‚ which enabled the company to create strong
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CASE ANALYSIS CHAPTER 1 PLASTICO INCORPORATED A case analysis statement presented to Ms. Nerissa G. Dela Viña a faculty of College of Business Development Economic Management University of Southern Mindanao Kabacan‚ Cotabato As part of the assignment in MM 311 professional salesmanship of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS AMINISTRATION by JAYMICO L. ANTONIO 3-BSBA-A Statement of the Problem Sharon Stone did not manage his time effectively because she blames her alarm clock for not
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FOOD INC. I will begin by stating that it is unethical how food overlords have transformed old-fashioned farming into factory assembly lines of production. I find that the following actions are immoral because large food manufacturers threaten small farmers into producing vegetables/animals a certain way in order to “stay in business”. Consequently‚ farmers give up their right of free will; to speak freely‚ farm freely and treat their animals with integrity. Not only is this unprincipled issue
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Wawa‚ Inc.‚ a privately held company‚ began in 1803 as an iron foundry in New Jersey. Toward the end of the 19th Century‚ owner George Wood took an interest in dairy farming and the family began a small processing plant in Wawa‚ Pa‚ in 1902. The milk business was a huge success‚ due to its quality‚ cleanliness and “certified” process. As home delivery of milk declined in the early 1960s‚ Grahame Wood‚ George’s grandson‚ opened the first Wawa Food Market in 1964 as an outlet for dairy products. Now
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Introduction Numerous things added to the Great Recession of 2007-2010. Gigantic remote obtaining‚ unreasonably free money related approach‚ rash loaning practices‚ tax regulation‚ and different factors caused the crisis. The relative significance of the reasons is still open to talk about. Be that as it may‚ there ought to be no disagreement regarding the way that there were cautioning signs before the emergency. Nor ought to there be any disagreement regarding the way that more suitable arrangements
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do it by cost-cutting." Economists say it is too early in the earnings season to derive conclusions about the third quarter‚ and they caution that companies with negative performances may decide to wait before releasing data. According to IBES Inc.‚ which tracks corporate profits‚ only 445 of 3‚200 public U.S. companies had reported third-quarter earnings as of yesterday. Of those‚ however‚ 70 percent showed improvement over last year’s third quarter‚ 22 percent were below last year and the rest
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