BuyGasCo Corporation: The Use of Alternative Costing Methods in a Predatory Pricing Lawsuit 1 BACKGROUND2 BuyGasCo Corporation (BuyGasCo) is a major national chain of retail motor fuel (gasoline) service centers. This privately held company is very successful and has been in existence for 35 years. The service centers‚ owned and operated by BuyGasCo‚ are straightforward and typical of those in the industry. The main function of these service centers is to sell gasoline. The company sells three types
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Case 2-1 Cynthia Cooper and WorldCom Cynthia Cooper details her trials and tribulations about her experiences at WorldCom in the book Extraordinary Circumstances: The Journey of a Corporate Whistleblower. The following excerpts from the book describe the actions she took to uncover the fraud at WorldCom and reactions of key players in the accounting department‚ top management‚ the audit committee and the external auditors. Cooper was first alerted to the fact that there may have been a problem
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Case (1) ExxonMobil 1. Which‚ if any‚ of the pricing strategies discussed in the chapter are being applied by ExxonMobil and other oil companies? Could they adopt any other strategies? ExxonMobil and other companies in the retail oil industry are working in monopolistic competitive market. The market demand in oil industry is inelastic in short run and all the companies have their own share in oil demand. In the monopolistic competition like in the case of ExxonMobil and
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1. The top management of Enron including Kenneth Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling and Andrew Fastow. These managers created a tone at the top of Enron that allowed and encouraged accounting that mislead investors. The audit team at Anderson and especially David Duncan the lead partner for Enron’s audit holds responsibility. Anderson was negligent in finding problematic accounting used by Enron. In addition‚ Anderson made millions on consulting services provide to Enron which makes their independence
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FORDLANDIA CASE Titre du document - page 1 OVERVIEW OF FIRST 2 CASE STUDY SESSIONS • Fordlandia – CSR in an international context – Integration-Responsiveness framework – Integrated Social Contract theory • Sialkot – Child labour as a CSR challenge – Stakeholder theory – CSR in the context of global governance • Learning objectives – To reflect on the context-specific nature of sustainability – To discuss CSR in the context of international development – To appreciate international CSR as a
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Enron Case Study XXXXX XXXXXXXXX State College Enron Case Study Enron was a corporation founded in 1985‚ when a merger combined Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth (Thomas‚ 2002). Throughout the first five years of Enron’s existence‚ they had many struggles. According to Salter (2005)‚ the first years had many “near death” experiences. Eventually Enron was able to prevail over their many “near death” experiences. In 1989‚ “Enron locked in its first fixed price contract to supply natural
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Contents Case Question #1 3 Conclusion 3 Overview: 3 Contractual operational risk management/mitigation arrangements 3 Case Question #2 4 Conclusion 4 More accurate analysis of political risk 4 Involvement of a local partner 5 Better Dealing of MOU & PPA 5 Case Question #3 5 Conclusion 5 Mitigating political risks 5 Mitigating economical risks 6 ENRON: DABHOL POWER PROJECT Case Question #1 Critically analyze and comment on the contractual operational risk management/mitigation arrangements
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Chapter Sixteen: Organizational Structure and Design Chapter Synopsis This chapter presents an overview of how one goes about designing an organizational structure‚ touching on the topics of division of labor‚ delegation of authority‚ departmentalization‚ and span of control. From there‚ it delves into the nature of the structure itself‚ including formalization‚ centralization‚ and complexity. Three organizational design models are also presented and discussed: mechanistic‚ organic‚ and
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CASE BACKGROUND David had been working as a consultant with ABC Consulting Sdn. Bhd for 3 years. The firm specialized in businesses turnarounds and reviving distress businesses in the past decades. At this month’s meeting‚ David’s boss‚ Robert Stanley had voiced out his concerns about the amount of time taken to resolve their cases. He mentioned that although their overall business is considered profitable‚ but the firm’s cash inflow had become irregular considering the nature of their business
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Adelphia Case Summary The Allegations: Prosecutors say members of the cable company’s founding family and two former executives looted the firm "on a massive scale‚" spending company funds on personal expenses‚ such as a $12.8 million golf course. The firm has been accused of hiding business relationships between Adelphia and entities tied to the founders and for inflating its financial results. Who’s Who: • John J. Rigas‚ Adelphia’s founder • Timothy Rigas‚ former CFO • Michael Rigas‚
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