goodwill? Home Depot declares in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements section Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets found on page A-10 that “the company does not amortize goodwill”. However in the third quarter of every fiscal year or more frequently if needed‚ they evaluate the ability to recuperate goodwill based on the market value of each item that is being carried. 4. How many shares of common stock were outstanding at February 1‚ 2009? January 31‚ 2010 Home Depot as of Feb. 1
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While scanning through the many business choices on missionstatements.com I knew I wanted to research a small business‚ I finally settled on Portage Inc. Missionstatements.com lists their mission as “At Portage we provide competent‚ responsive‚ and cost-effective services to customers in federal‚ state‚ tribal‚ and local governments‚ and private industry. We assist tribal governments pursuing self-determination by developing management strategies for environmental protection and resource development
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Trademark‚ Inc. Part I - Accounting Issues (Case #2) Background Trademark Incorporated designs‚ manufactures‚ and distributes gift merchandise. Trademark manufactures its goods in five plants across the United States and operates through four divisions: Greeting Cards and Stationery‚ Calendars‚ Party Goods‚ and Specialty Gifts. In addition‚ Trademark also owns a Swiss company that manufactures similar products in Western Europe. The Swiss company
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Liquidity: Current Assets trends in the balance sheet reflect a strong liquidity position. Also‚ when we look at the liquidity ratios we see both ratios were well above the industry average which shows Apple Inc. has no problem meeting its short-term obligations. Capital Structure: Apple Inc. did not have any long-term debt obligations for the periods 2003-2007. The company did not use any financial leverage to raise funds during the period of analysis. This shows the financial
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Apple‚ Inc. a) Operational Balanced Scorecard: Apple‚ Inc. Increasing customer expectations and a rapidly changing market are continually putting pressure on Apple to maintain a balanced scorecard. From the information reviewed‚ it is evident both financial and non-financial measures of Apple operations constitute the management of their strategic decisions and evaluations of the cost of quality measures. Using the balanced scorecard approach to define the financial positioning of Apple creates
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Company Background Bombardier Inc. is an international aerospace and transportation company‚ which is headquartered in Montreal‚ Canada. Tracing back to 1942‚ Bombardier Inc. was established by Joseph-Armand Bombardier at Valcourt in the eastern of Quebec‚ Canada. Bombardier Inc. has two main business focuses‚ which can be split into two divisions; Bombardier Aerospace (BA) and Bombardier Transportation (BT). The main objective of Bombardier Inc. had always been to be a leader in both aerospace and
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I. Brief Background of the Case August Scientific Instruments‚ Inc. (ASI‚ Inc.) is a small private company which specializes in the manufacturing of miniature electromechanical components. It is located on a small but progressive town wherein a Technical Education Institute is also based. At first‚ the company underwent several problems and setbacks and was able to grow steadily and expand its operations until in 1958; it was able to acquire additional investments‚ substantial monthly sales and
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Jones (2007) Organisational Theory‚ Design and Change‚ 6th edition. New Jersey; Pearson & Prentice Hall. Peters‚ T.J. & Waterman‚ R. H. (1982). In search of Excellence; Lessons from America’s Best Run Companies‚ New York‚ Harper Collins Publishing Inc. Mintzberg‚ H. (1979) Theories of Organisation Structure: A Synthesis of Research‚ New Jersey‚ Prentice Hall. Tiernan et al (2006) Modern Management; Theory and Practice for Irish Students‚ 3rd edition‚ Dublin: Gill & Macmillian.
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Livent‚ Inc. is a company that is very involved in the entertainment business‚ mainly in live theatrical productions. When dealing with a company in the entertainment industry‚ there are many risks that can be involved in auditing situations. A big risk that can be common is working with the higher officers of the company who are not strongly educated in the financial field. They are only familiar with the entertainment part of it and do not pay attention to a lot of the finances. It is common for
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group of people this paper is interested in is those with multiple identities. In the case study‚ "Returning to China: The Experience of Adopted Chinese Children and Their Parents"‚ carried out by Ponte et al.‚ they examine ways in which foreign adopted children identify with home and their birth country‚ China. By putting the two in conversation with one another‚ I will claim that the problem of feeling at home is ultimately the problem of identity. We are not born into an identity‚ we develop one
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