CASE 8.1 LIVENT‚ INC. Synopsis Similar to most financial frauds‚ the Livent‚ Inc. fraud was masterminded by a few individuals‚ primarily Garth Drabinsky and Myron Gottlieb. However‚ numerous individuals were eventually drawn into Livent’s fraudulent schemes by its principal architects‚ including Maria Messina‚ the company’s chief financial officer (CFO). Messina‚ a former partner with Deloitte & Touche’s Canadian affiliate‚ had previously served as Livent’s audit engagement partner
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ANSWERS TO GUIDE QUESTIONS 1. What happens to the distribution of magnetic flux lines when the iron ring was placed in between the U-magnets? Magnetic Flux‚ by definition‚ is the measure of the quantity or the strength of the magnetic force in a given area‚ whether a closed or an open area. When the iron ring is placed in between the U-magnets‚ there has been a region by which has been enclosed‚ following the area of the iron ring. And according to Gauss’s Law for magnetism‚ the total magnetic
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lot of mixed feelings‚ they thought this would punish the children that didn’t test well or that the teachers and schools would then focus on the test as a curriculum and they may not learn everything they need to. Others thought the testing was a great idea to insure their children were learning the information at school and that they were actually absorbing it. To me these benchmark tests raise the bar not only for student to learn but for the school system to teach so how could this not be doing
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Section 1 – Know the employment rights and responsibilities of the employee and employer Identify four main points that would be included in a contract of employment. If possible‚ use an example contract to support your answer (feel free to obscure any confidential information). Employer’s name Employee’s name Date of commencement of employment Main place of work 2a) List three key points of legislation that affect employers in a business environment. Health and safety Pay and pensions
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Case Study 1 Question 1: How can Second Life provide value to businesses that use it? Answer: There are some main values that Second Life can bring to businesses that use it is: Firstly‚ firms can use Second Life to advertise and marketing their brands for millions of users of Second Life. Especially‚ this is a very good way for small and new businesses when they want to built up their brands because using Second Life or other virtual world can reduce the cost of advertising and easier to attend
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Chapter 8 Answers Stat 2601 M & S 357-358 (ELEMENTS) 8.11‚ 8.13‚ 8.14 M & S 363-364 (LARGE SAMPLE) 8.24‚ 8.26‚ 8.29‚ 8.30‚ 8.32 M & S 371-372 (P-VALUE) 8.48‚ 8.51 M & S 378-379 (SMALL SAMPLE) 8.66‚ 8.67‚ 8.68 M & S 383-386 (PROPORTIONS) 8.74‚ 8.78‚ 8.80 M & S 392-394 (POWER OF A TEST) 8.95 M & S 397-401 (POPULATION VARIANCE) 8.111‚ 8.113 8.11 (2 points) Use of herbal therapy. According to the Journal of Advanced Nursing (January 2001)‚ 45% of senior women (i.e.‚ women
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1)Why does Coelho open with the modified myth of Narcissus? How does the new version differ from the original one? How does it change the myth’s meaning? What might the author be suggesting about how we perceive ourselves and the world? Paulo Coelho began with the tale of Narcissus to show the reader that when you are so caught up in your own life you do not realize the greater things like nature and friends. It differs because it leaves out how the lake was also too caught up in its own beauty
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Lab 4: Kepler’s Laws (answer sheet) 1. a: semi-major axis b: semi-minor axis c: focus d: center 2. The distance from the center to a focus is 31 millimeters and the length of the semi-major axis is also in millimeters. The numbers are not even and cannot be simplified any further than what they are since 31 is a prime number. The number is 31/102‚ or 31 divided by 102 which results in 0.303921568627451. 3. Kepler’s first Law is that all planets orbit in an elliptical (egg
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are two terms to be recognized: “safe state” and “swing state”. In a “safe state” the presidential candidate of a particular party has the vast majority of support of that state ’s voters‚ regularly‚ so that he/she can safely assume the favorable outcome of the state ’s electoral college votes. Some well-known safe states are California for democrats‚ and Texas for republicans. On the contrary‚ there are states that are not like safe states and no single candidate or party has overwhelming
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TUTORIAL 4 – DISCRETE DISTRIBUTIONS Question 1 An experiment consists of picking a card at random from a standard deck of cards and replacing it. If this experiment is performed 12 times‚ what is the probability that you get: (a) exactly 2 aces; (b) exactly 3 hearts; (c) more than 1 heart. Solution Let n = 12‚ the no of experiments. (a) Let p = probability of obtaining an ace in an experiment of picking a card at random from a standard deck of cards; and = 4/52 = 1/13
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