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ETHERS Classification of Ethers: Symmetrical ethers – two groups attached to O are identical Ex. CH3CH2OCH2CH3 – diethyl ether Unsymmetrical ethers – two groups attached to O are not identical Ex. CH3CH2OCH3 – ethyl methyl ether Physical Properties of Ethers: Ethers have much lower boiling points compared to alcohols of comparable MWs. BPs of ethers increases with increasing MW. BPs of isomeric ethers increase with increasing alkyl chain length. BPs of ethers are about the
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Which segment of its operations got Enron into difficulties? The fall of Eron has understandably generated significant interest in the professional literature as well as in the popular press. The activities and events underlying Enron’s collapse are manifold‚ but several stand out as particularly noteworthy. One is the use of special purpose entities (SPEs). Although SPEs often serve legitimate economic purposes and are still in use today‚ Enron used several of them to hide debt and to overstate
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How could the ENRON scandal been avoided? The Enron scandal could have been avoided had they had an organizational culture of honesty‚ integrity and ethics 1. There should have been stronger management and better ethical oversight. Even employees should have had a sense of the expected ethical values and try to maintain a strong sense of organizational culture. 2. There should have been measures in place to oversee the activities of accounting firms (Arthur Andersen)‚ as they acted as both Enron’s
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Underperformance of Financial Derivatives Market in Malaysia: SWOT and TOWS Analysis CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction In the age of globalization‚ a lot of corporations penetrate into global market‚ and on one hand penetration into new market have improved the corporation’s prosperity‚ and on the other it has also increased a range of financial market risks. Corporations face a variety of financial market risks‚ which in some cases can be controlled and some cannot
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Question 1 Answer saved Marked out of 4.00 Flag question Question text Who were the two authors of the book who also appeared in the film ENRON The Smartest Guys in the Room? Select one: a. McLean and McCarthy b. McLean and Elkind c. McCarthy and Elkind d. Shapiro and Mc Lean Question 2 Answer saved Marked out of 4.00 Flag question Question text ENRON executives pushed up their stock prices and then cashed in their multi-million dollar options in a process called Select one: a. mark to market
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Information 2 2.1 Definitions of fundamental terms 2 2.2 Commodity price risk in different firms 2 3 Explanation of derivatives 3 3.1 Options 3 3.2 Futures 4 3.3 Forwards 6 3.4 Swaps 6 4 Hedging strategies with derivatives 7 4.1 Hedging with options 7 4.2 Hedging with futures 7 4.3 Hedging with forwards 8 4.4 Hedging with swaps 8 5 Pros and cons of hedging strategies with derivatives 8 5.1 Pros and cons of options 9 5.2 Pros and cons of futures 9 5.3 Pros and cons of forwards 10 5.4 Pros
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Special Purpose Entity Enron had high levels of debt. To attract new investors‚ Enron needed to find a way to hide those debts. Andrew Fastow‚ CFO of Enron‚ turned to Special Purpose Entity (SPE). Several legal entities such as LJM and raptors were created and the poorly performing stocks were transferred to these entities. Then‚ the SPE were used to borrow large sum of money from investors with Enron’s overpriced stock as collateral. These SPEs were not reported on the financial statements. In
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some research on the Internet about what has happened with Enron. Now apply the three questions used to test the merits of a winning strategy (text p13) to Enron. Describe the strategic management failure in Enron that led it into its demise? Enron was formed in 1986 from the merger of natural gas pipeline companies Houston Natural Gas and Internorth. At the time of filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection in December 2001‚ Enron had a portfolio of diversified activities ranging from the transportation
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learn from Enron? Introduction Enron Corporation was one of the world ’s leading energy companies based in Texas‚ USA. Before filing for bankruptcy in the year 2001‚ Enron employed more than 20‚000 people. Its revenue in the year 2000 was more than $100 billion. It was named as "America ’s most innovative companies for six consecutive years by Fortune. Unethical and illegal business practices at Enron led to the creation of Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002. What led to the fall of Enron? Enron
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