Financial Reporting and Analysis – ACG6175 Date: 5/18/09 Revenue Recognition Problems in the Communications Equipment Industry 1 – In late 2000‚ Lucent announced that revenues would be adjusted downwards by $679 million as a result of revenue recognition problems. Yet the firms market capitalization plummeted by $24.7 billion. Why do you think the market reacted so negatively to Lucent’s announcements of the problems? There is usually a grey zone between aggressive accounting‚ which is the
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b. The fixed costs for the two products combined are expected to be less than the sum of the fixed costs of each product line operating as a separate business because there will be some costs saving when the two lines operate as one business. For example‚ rent or maintenance fee of a second plant is not necessary‚ and costs to purchase equipment for L will be significantly reduced. c. Assuming that for each unit of K sold‚ one unit of L is sold. K&L combined revenue=$2‚ variable cost=$1
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all serve an important part in achieving management’s vision. Each component is important and one cannot function well without the others. A manager’s primary challenge is to solve problems creatively. While drawing from a variety of academic disciplines‚ and to help managers respond to the challenge of creative problem solving‚ principles of management have long been categorized into the four major functions of planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling (the P-O-L-C framework). The four functions
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Q I. Write a note on the managerial roles and skills? [10] Mangerial Roles and Skills Mangerial Roles: To meet the many demands of performing their functions‚ managers assume multiple roles. A role is an organized set of behaviors. Henry Mintzberg (1973) has identified ten Sub roles common to the work of all managers. The ten roles are divided into three groups: interpersonal‚ informational‚ and decisional. According to Henry Mintzberg(1973)‚ managers in an organization‚ in order to be effective
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TEST BANK CHAPTER 1 Intercorporate Investments: An Overview MULTIPLE CHOICE Use the following information on a company’s investments in equity securities to answer questions 1- 4 below. The company’s accounting year ends December 31. | |Date of acquisition|Cost |Fair value |Date sold |Selling price | |Investment | | |12/31/10 | |
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CHAPTER 15 MANAGING CURRENT ASSETS (Difficulty: E = Easy‚ M = Medium‚ and T = Tough) Multiple Choice: Conceptual Easy: Working capital Answer: c Diff: E [i]. Other things held constant‚ which of the following will cause an increase in working capital? a. Cash is used to buy marketable securities. b. A cash dividend is declared and paid. c. Merchandise is sold at a profit‚ but the sale is on credit. d. Long-term bonds are retired with the proceeds of
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Major Assignment 1) a) Demand Function: Quantity Demanded (Qd) = a + b* Price (P) Supply Function: Quantity Supplied (Qs) = a + b* Price (P) Where: a = constant b = the change in quantity as a result to the change in price. Demand Function: Quantity Demanded (Qd) = a + b* Price (P) b = (420 – 350) / (20 – 25) = 70 / -5 = -14 Using: P = 25‚ Qd = 350 350 = a – 14 * (25) 350 = a – 350 Therefore a = 700 and the demand function would be: Qd = 700 – 14 * P Supply Function:
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Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which of the following statements is true? A. The word "cost" has the same meaning in all situations in which it is used. B. Cost data‚ once classified and recorded for a specific application‚ are appropriate for use in any application. C. Different cost concepts and classifications are used for different purposes. D. All organizations incur the same types of costs. E. Costs incurred in one year are always meaningful in the following year. 2. Which of the following
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background material (for example‚ when instructors want to discuss the stock market reactions to events). CHAPTER OUTLINE GOALS OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS PROPERTY RIGHTS AND EXCHANGE IN A MARKET ECONOMY Dimensions of Property Rights Managerial Application: Patent for Priceline.com Managerial Application: Property Rights Insecurity in Columbia Gains from Trade Managerial Application: While Animosity between the Governments of Venezuela and the U. S. Grow‚ So Does Trade Managerial Application: Strategic
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------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5: Bonds‚ Bond Valuation‚ and Interest Rates (5–1) Bond Valuation with Annual Payments Jackson Corporation’s bonds have N=12 years remaining to maturity. Interest is paid annually‚ the bonds have a FV=$1‚000 par value‚ and the coupon interest rate is PMT=8%. The bonds have a yield to maturity of I=9%. What is the current market price of these bonds? $928.39 Calculator solution: Input: N = 12‚ I = 9‚ PMT = 80‚ FV = 1000‚ Solve for PV =
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