Ermina Dedic Legal Brief 1 Name of Case: Dow Chemical Co. v United States. Court: U.S. Supreme Court Citation: 476 U.S. 227 (1986) Parties and their roles: Dow Chemical (Plaintiffs/Petitioner) and United States (Defendants/ Respondents) Facts: Dow Chemical operates a two-thousand-acre chemical plant at Midland‚ Michigan. The facility‚ with numerous buildings‚ conduits‚ and pipes‚ are visible from the air. Dow has maintained ground security at the
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Which of these are the main sources of regulations governing financial reporting in Australia? A) The Corporations Act‚ The AASB‚ CLERP B) Accounting standards‚ conceptual framework‚ stock exchange listing rules C) Government legislation‚ stock exchange listing rules‚ accounting standards D) AASB‚ FRC‚ government legislation. If there is a conflict between the provisions of the Framework and the requirements of the accounting standards A) The statements of accounting concepts prevail B) The
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Important decisions should be reserved to department heads and the expertise of front line staff. Policy and operational decisions are reserved for city/county managers because of the need for accountability to elected officials and the community. Decentralization offers better coordination and conformity when decisions come from one point of the organization‚ with avoidance of contradictory decisions from different parts of the organization‚ more expertise and specialization by staff‚ specific supervisor
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Research Paper Final Draft “Improving the Health of Citizens and the Environment” Research Question: Should the governments set standards for the food producing multinational companies to ensure the safety of its citizens and the environment? Introduction As a necessary part of human survival‚ food is a human right. Small‚ local family farms were the bedrock of traditional rural communities and the global food security which was the ability of countries to produce the food they need to survive
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Cost of equity and the WACC (see Table 1) Because US future risk premium ranges from 3% to 5%‚ the risk premium used in this case is 4%. In terms of unlevered beta of assets‚ we used average of the companies that is specialized for 21`only. Based on all above judgements‚ calculated cost of equity is 15.37%‚ and WACC is 12.01%. Calculation of NPVs Table 2 and Table 3 show the next 10 years cash flow of the Collinsville Plant without and with laminated graphite electrodes. Using the calculated
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BUSINESS 501 ETHICS The Case of the Mattel Toy Company According to the instructions for this case study‚ three virtues were to be chosen to identify with the case study. In keeping with the instructions‚ I have chosen Honesty‚ generosity and justice as the 3 virtues to associate with the case. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy states‚ “A virtue such as honesty or generosity is not just a tendency to do what is honest or generous‚ nor is it to be helpfully specified as a “desirable” or “morally
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* * Yogi’s Minimum * Case 08-4 * * Background * * A public utility company‚ Big Bear Power‚ has signed a 10-year non-cancelable lease from Goliath Company for a combustion turbine. The lease agreement is signed on December 15‚ 2004 and Big Bear has the right to use the turbine as of January 1‚ 2005. * Annual lease payments are $1 million per year‚ payable ratably over 12 months at the beginning of each month‚ according to the lease agreement. The minimum rent
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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES Industrial Relations Introduction • relations which are the outcome of the employment relationship in an industrial enterprise • every industrial relations system creates a complex of rules and regulations to govern the work place and work community • main purpose: to maintain harmonious relations between labour and management by solving their problems through collective bargaining • the government/state shapes industrial relations with the help of
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Industrial Pollution Industrialization has been the hallmark of human progress. However‚ industries have become to the biggest issue of environmental pollution. Industrial pollution is pollution that can be directly linked with industry‚ in contrast to other pollution sources. This form of pollution is one of the leading causes of pollution worldwide. Industries release a host of toxic gases into the atmosphere‚ and gallons of liquid waste into the seas and rivers. Some of the effluents percolate
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consuming and expensive * Consulting services are considered a bonus * Want things that make them more money so the more money the make the better it looks for their margins * Customer loyalty is huge in this business * Want a company that offers good service so our locations may a benefit for us Implications: * Cannot use price as a competitive advantage because we have competitors with deeper pockets * Cargill bid could drastically increase Adepts size an aloe them
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