ORACLE AND PEOPLESOFT: MERGED? Introduction What is a hostile takeover? Merriam-Webster defines hostile as an adjective meaning “unfriendly‚” and takeover as a verb meaning “to assume control or possession of or responsibility for” (Mich‚ 1997). In the business arena‚ a hostile takeover is a stock acquisition in which “management and/or a significant number of shareholders oppose the purchase of the company by the intended buyer” (Fisher‚ Taylor‚ & Cheng‚ 2002). The case of Oracle and PeopleSoft
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GNBCY Practice Exam Solutions – Chapter 14 1. Part (a) Solution (Learning Objective 1): The common fixed costs of $10‚000 (or $130‚000 - $120‚000) are irrelevant to this decision. Part (a) Solution (Learning Objective 2): CM that would be lost if department is discontinued $(150‚000) Less fixed costs that can be avoided if department is discontinued 120‚000 Increase (decrease) in net operating income $ (30‚000) Based on this information alone‚ because the company’s net operating
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Accounting for Partnerships In the business world‚ there are different types of businesses can be classified into various forms of ownership. Some of those forms are a corporation‚ sole proprietorship‚ and a partnership. The form I will be discussing in this paper is called a partnership. A partnership is when two or more people own and operate in a business which also takes part of the responsibility. Our text says that “Partnerships are a popular form of business because they are easy to form
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operating and financial policies of B Co. This being said A Ltd. owns 45% interest in B Co and thus needs to account for that percentage of ownership appropriately using the proprietary model of consolidation. This will accurately and reliably reflect accounting information provided on the consolidate statements. 2. Q: A Ltd. holds no shares of B Co.; however‚ it holds convertible bonds issued by B Co. that‚ if A Ltd. converted them‚ would result in the ownership of 51 percent of the outstanding shares
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Chapter 5: Cost Behavior: Analysis and Use As we shall see in later chapters‚ the ability to predict how costs respond to changes in activity is critical for making decisions‚ controlling operations‚ and evaluating performance. Three major classifications of costs were discussed in this chapter—variable‚ fixed‚ and mixed. Mixed costs consist of variable and fixed elements and can be expressed in equation form as Y = a + bX‚ where X is the activity‚ Y is the cost‚ a is the fixed cost element‚ and
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for the assignment task and have Provide a summary of the purpose of Corporate Sustainability Reporting‚ and have also provide a summary about the two theories stakeholder theory and legitimacy theory including the annual reporting about the company ’s Toyota motor corporation and BHP Billiton and the comparison that how they have address the economic social environmental aspect of the companies in their report 2011. And has finalise by comparing two different sustainability report from both company
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Chapter 13: Brain and Cranial Nerves Multiple Choice 1. Which of the following statements concerning the brainstem is true? A) The brainstem consists of the medulla‚ pons‚ and cerebellum. B) The brainstem is responsible for higher level thinking skills. C) Damage to the brainstem is usually fatal. D) All twelve cranial nerves enter or exit from the brainstem. E) The brainstem is a relay for sensory input. Answer: c Level: 1 2. In the CNS‚ clusters of gray matter containing cell bodies
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Assignment 2 – Accounting Principles and Reporting Standards – Chapter 14: Discussion Questions Wilmary Colon Rivera California College San Diego January 10‚ 2015 ACC213 Nellie Hornbeck Assignment 2 – Accounting Principles and Reporting Standards – Chapter 14: Discussion Questions. 1. In the U.S accounting principles are developed through a cooperative effort between the private sector (business) and the public sector (government). Public sector ---- Government ---- Represented by SEC SEC – Securities
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stock in another company. c. Ltr.Rul. 200134022. IRS Letter Rulings 200134022 deals with tax imposed on certain built-in gains (for corporations electing S status after 12/31/86). The 10-year built-in gain recognition period for Corporation will continue to be treated as commencing on the effective date of Corporation’s election to be an S corporation. After switching to c corporation (real estate investment trust)‚ the net unrealized built-in-gain of Corporation will continue to be calculated
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Gompers in charge of? l. He was in charge of American Alliance for Labor and Democracy union. 13. What was the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy union? m. The purpose was to unify sentiment in the nation‚ was opposed to war. 14. What did Schenk vs US lead to in 1917? n. The espionage and sedition acts. 15. What were the espionage and seditin acts? o. IT was a
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