AC 216 – Ethics and Professionalism in Accounting Exam #1 Name SOLUTIONS Part I. Multiple Choice (2 pts each‚ 40 pts total) Instructions: Select the one best answer to each question. 1. The insufficient anchor adjustment cognitive bias refers to: a. placing too much significance on the average value. b. placing significance on an erroneous prior value. c. overconfidence in one’s decision based on insufficient information. d. placing too much significance
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Enron 1. How did the corporate culture of Enron contribute to its bankruptcy? There was an overwhelming aura of pride‚ carrying with it the deep-seated belief that Enron¡¦s people could handle increasing risk without danger. The culture also was about a focus on how much money could be made for executives. For‚ example Enron¡¦s compensation plans seemed less concerned with generating profits for shareholders than with enriching officer wealth. Enron¡¦s corporate
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Professional values‚ ethics‚ and attitudes. (AC 423) Group Assignment QUESTION: With the advantage of hindsight‚ what advice would you have given the Enron Board to avoid the 2001 disaster? GROUP MEMBERS 1. Augustine Kupara R082559R 2. Tonderai Nyamadzawo R082987G 3. Simbarashe Chaka R089613J 4 Brighton Nzvuvu R089824H 5. Walter Danger R082990X 6. Simon Chigwanda R075968L 7. Ashley Murisa R082991Y 8. Frank Garatsa R082988H 9. Presely Nheweyembwa R076037L 10
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Ethics‚ Accounting and Business Decisions In the article "Business and Accounting Ethics" written by Dr. K. T. Smith and Dr. L. Murphy Smith‚ the authors affirm the need for ethics and decision-making in accounting due to recent unfavorable business practices. They stress the importance of maintaining and implementing regulations for professional conduct for public and private accountants. In addition‚ they raised question‚ "What is my highest aspiration? The answer might be wealth‚ fame‚ knowledge
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UVA-F-1299 Rev. Feb. 8‚ 2011 This document is authorized for use only by Mattia Tenaglia at Tecnologico de Monterrey. Please do not copy or redistribute. Contact permissions@dardenbusinesspublishing.com for questions or additional permissions. ENRON CORPORATION’S WEATHER DERIVATIVES (A) Everybody talks about the weather‚ but nobody does anything about it.1 In October 2000‚ Mary Watts‚ the chief financial officer of Pacific Northwest Electric (PNW)‚ a utility servicing the Pacific Northwest
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WorldCom and Accounting Ethics ACC557 Assignment #1 April 29‚ 2013 Dr. Mohammad Rahman Deanna Williams Current business and regulatory environments are more conducive to ethical behavior due to many new laws that have been put into effect in recent years. For many companies‚ especially small ones‚ the checks and balances are not put into place as well as they should be. With new laws in effect and more and more accountants paying attention to their clients’ accounts‚ ethical behavior is on
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Case 1.4 AMRE‚ Inc. 1. Generally‚ ethics refer to moral principles and values. Random House Webster’s College Dictionary notes that ethics are “the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or governing a particular group‚ culture‚ etc.” An individual ’s ethics generally define what that individual believes to be right and wrong. Professional ethics are typically expressed by a code of conduct adopted by an organization that represents a profession. Professions
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Katie Bowman Ethics Case 27th April 2010 (A.) A Person‚ group‚ or organization that has direct or indirect stake in an organization because it can affect or be affected by the organization’s actions‚ objectives‚ and policies are stakeholders. Significant stakeholders in a business organization include creditors‚ customers‚ directors‚ employees‚ owners (shareholders)‚ suppliers‚ and the community from which the business draws its resources. The stakeholders in this situation are Wayne Terrago
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the Causes and Effects of the Enron Accounting Scandals Name: Do Minh Tam Class: MEP 100 Lecture: Karen Bird Date: December 24‚ 2010 Introduction Background From the 1980s until now‚ there have been a lot of accounting scandals which were widely announced on by media. The result of this situation is many companies were bankruptcy protection requests‚ and closing. One of the most widely reported emulation of accounting scandals is Enron Company. Enron Corporation is one of the largest
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CHRISCHER L. ALANES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING REACTION PAPER – THE ENRON SCANDAL FACTS OF THE CASE Enron Corporation was formed in 1985‚ led by Kenneth Lay‚ as a result from the merger of Houston Natural Gas and Internorth that specializes in natural gases and commodities. In 1990‚ the company hires Jeffrey Skilling to lead the trading of commodities under deregulated market and Andrew Fastow later that year (USA Today‚ 2002). Deregulation of the energy markets allowed companies to place bets
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