Susan Gustafson Business Ethics Mark Matthews‚ Ph.D. February 10‚ 2004 Applying Ethics to the Merck Case The purpose of my essay is to show whether the business decisions made by the management team of Merck pharmaceutical are ethical. Using corporate assets for charitable purposes‚ the company manufactures and distributes a drug called Mectizan at no charge to impoverished nations and their inhabitants. I will expound on three ethical theories and then analyze the Merck case according to each
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No.6 (Serial No.61) Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing‚ ISSN 1548-6583‚ USA Fair value accounting under financial crisis HE Cai-xia1‚ ZHANG Chi2 (1. School of Accounting‚ Zhongnan University of Economics and Law‚ Wuhan 430073‚ China; 2. School of Management‚ Huazhong University of Science and Technology‚ Wuhan 430073‚ China) Abstract: The recent financial crisis has led to a vigorous debate about the pros and cons of fair-value accounting (FVA). This debate presents a major challenge
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University of Washington – ACCT 225 – Intro Managerial Accounting Midterm 2 Study Guide Below is a list of some of the things you should definitely be familiar with for Midterm 2. It is not intended to be a complete list. Rather‚ this should be used a supplement to the studying you were otherwise doing. Chapter 7 Under variable costing‚ only those manufacturing costs that vary with production quantity (output) are included as product costs. This would typically include direct materials‚ direct
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cco Management Accounting Tutorial 5 15-3. List and briefly describe 4 major influences on pricing decisions Customer Demand: the demands of customers are of paramount importance in all phases of business operations‚ from the design of a product to the setting of its price. Product-design issues and pricing considerations are interrelated‚ so they must be examined simultaneously. For example‚ for a higher quality product; you need higher quality materials which will affect a higher cost and
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Case Study: NetFlix.com‚ Inc SUMMARY: NetFlix.com‚ the world’s largest online DVD rental company‚ was founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in 1997‚ and is headquartered in Los Gatos‚ California. The company started its online DVD rental business by launching Netflix.com‚ offering pay-per-DVD rental services by delivering DVDs via mail. As the company prospered during late 1999‚ Netflix replaced its pay-per-DVD revenue model with a fixed monthly fee system that allowed customers to rent up
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Accounting Study Guide for Test # 2 Topic 5: Financial Statement Analysis 5-1 (Q5-1) Explain in general terms the concept of return on investment. Why is this concept important in the analysis of financial performance? Return on investment measures profitability in relation to the amount of investment that has been made in the business. A company can always increase dollar profit by increasing the amount of investment (assuming it is a profitable investment). So‚ dollar profits are not necessarily
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Case Study #2 Unhaggle Inc.’s Exclusive Dealer Network Strategy Date: Nov 4th‚ 2012 Table of Contents I. Exclusive Summary…………………………………………………………………….4 II. Problem Statement…………………………………………………………………….4 III. SWOT Analysis of Micro and Macro Environments………………………………5 i.) Micro Environments……………………………………………………………5 1. Corporate Objectives………………………………………………………..5 2. Marketing……………………………………………………………………5 3. Managements………………………………………………………………..5 4. Operations (Production/
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Ratios 12 Solvency Ratio 13 Asset Management Ratio 13 Assessment of Market Value 14 4. B 14 Comparison of Liquidity Ratio 14 Asset Management Ratio 15 Profitability Ratios 15 Solvency Ratio 16 Decision of Selection 16 Task 1 Q: 1.1 A single person or group of person who are concerned with the day to day operations and performance of a company are termed as stakeholders of that company. A list of possible stakeholders of a company may include employees‚ company management‚ company suppliers
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Charge and OI&D III. Only apply New Product Development charges to new products Goals of these proposed changes: * Ensure product line managers are focused on improving the value of their product‚ not just on profit/loss numbers * Allow upper management to analyze product line performance on a level playing field * Provide divisional management with the unbiased authority to allocate fixed asset costs * Enable upper management to make decisions regarding a product line’s value
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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING III – ACCT 3018 ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE : TOTAL MARKS = 50 QUESTION 1 Marks=10 Listed below are items that are treated differently for accounting purposes than they are for tax purposes. Indicate whether the items are permanent differences OR temporary differences. For temporary differences‚ indicate whether they will create future tax assets or future tax liabilities 1. Advance rental receipts Temporary difference‚ deferred tax asset 2. Membership costs in a health
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