companies are in the oil/gas/utility business and 4 are vehicle manufacturers. Fortune: Global 500 Rank Company Revenues ($ millions) Profits ($ millions) 1 Netherlands Royal Dutch Shell 484‚489 30‚918 2 US: Texas Exxon Mobil 452‚926 41‚060 3 US: Arkansas Wal-Mart Stores 446‚950 15‚699 4 Britain: London BP 386‚463 25‚700 5 China: Bejing Sinopec Group 375‚214 9‚453 6 China: Bejing China National Petroleum 352‚338 16‚317 7 China: Bejing State Grid 259‚142 5‚678 8 US: California
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The air was unusually warm and humid when Jane and I took the first step out of the jeep. Sunlight filtered through the thick forest canopy. We started our research with no clues‚ but as explorers‚ our natural instinct guided us through the monstrous overgrowth. It was as though something was calling out for us‚ from deep within the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Follow your intuition‚ as Jane‚ my partner had always said. So we pressed on‚ venturing into the unknown. It took an eternity before
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CURRENT LIABILITIES AND CONTINGENCIES I. Liabilities A. Three Characteristics 1. Probable‚ future sacrifices of economic benefits 2. That arise from present obligations 3. Resulting from past transactions B. Current Liabilities 1. Payable within 1 year 2. Reported at maturity value C. Types of Current Liabilities 1. Accounts Payable a. Buy merchandise on account b. No interest
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CASE INCIDENT – A Virtual Team at T.A. Stearns T.A. Stearns is a national tax accounting firm whose main business is tax preparation services for individuals. Stearns’ superior reputation is based on the high quality of its advice and the excellence of its service. Key to the achievement of its reputation is the state-o the-art computer databases and analysis tools that its people use when counseling clients. These programs were developed by highly trained individuals. The programs that these
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Case Incident - “Working at ThinkLink” Read the following case study and answer the questions asked. Mallory Murray had not had much experience working as part of a team. What little exposure she had had to teams was in her organizational behavior‚ marketing research‚ and strategy formulation courses. When she interviewed with Think Link she did not give much thought to the extensive use of cross-functional teams. She did tell them she worked well with people and thought that she could be
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Information Engineering EXERCISES Faium University Computers & Information Faculty EXERCISES 1 • Create an activity diagram and a set of use case descriptions for the process of buying glasses from the viewpoint of the patient. • The first step is to see an eye doctor who will give you a prescription. Once you have a prescription‚ you go to a glasses store‚ where you select your frames and place the order for your glasses. Once the glasses have been made‚ you return to the store for a fitting
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CHAPTER 5—BASICS OF ANALYSIS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Statements in which all items are expressed only in relative terms (percentages of a base) are termed: a. Vertical Statements b. Horizontal Statements c. Funds Statements d. Common-Size Statements e. none of the answers are correct ANS: D PTS: 1 2. In financial statement analysis‚ ratios are: a. the only type of analysis where industry data are available b. absolute numbers converted to a common base c. fractions usually expressed in percent
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Answer Keys to iLearn of Week 5 1. Incorrect financial statements are due to errors and frauds. An accountant intentionally omitted recording $5‚500 that were received from a customer and planned to steal the money to buy a new cell phone for himself. This action is an example of error. a. True b. False 2. What key piece of legislation was passed in response to corporate accounting scandals by Enron‚ WorldCom‚ and others? a. Sarbanes-Oxley Act. b. 1933 Securities Act. c. 1934 Securities Exchange
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1. In a nutshell‚ Professor Howard Zinn’s purpose for writing “A People’s History of the United States” was to offer a history of the United States (from the first settlers all the way to the mid1970’s at the time of publishing) that did not outright lie or “sugar coat” our country’s past. Furthermore‚ Zenn seeks to avoid manipulating our history as a means to calm the reader‚ albeit causing controversy when his book first debuted. Additionally‚ in the word’s of the author himself‚ “If history is to be creative
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MAT 117 /MAT117 Course Algebra 1B MAT 117 /MAT117 Week 5 Discussion Question Version 8 Week 5 DQ 1 1. What are the two steps for simplifying radicals? 2. Can either step be deleted? 3. If you could add a step that might make it easier or easier to understand‚ what step would you add? 4. Provide an example for your classmates. (It must be a simplifying radical example) RESPONSE When simplifying radicals‚ there are two steps that you should follow and it is important that
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