Lukas Nelson Knapp Case 1.9 Dr. Noland 2/25/13 1. Both a review and an audit are attestation services performed by a CPA‚ however an audit has a high level of assurance that comes with it‚ telling external users of financial statements that they are sound. A review should not be relied upon as heavily as an audit when making decisions about a company because a review does not require the same level of assurance. 2. The restoration sights that were visited by the auditors were determined
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Eden Mims Case 1.8 Crazy Eddie‚ Inc. 1) The following table provides key financial ratios for Crazy Eddie during the period 1984-1987: 1987 1986 1985 1984 Current Ratio 2.41 1.4 1.56 0.93 Quick Ratio 1.4 0.6 0.77 0.15 Debt Ratio 0.68 0.66 0.64 0.83 Debt-to-Equity 2.16 1.98
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Case 8.6- Kaset Thai Sugar 1. Personally the first thing I would do if going into a country with hostile feelings towards the United States would be simply get an understanding of the culture of that nation or country. I feel that other countries feel the way they do about the U.S. because of our inability to understand other cultures and different ways of doing things. In the case of the Kaset Thai Sugar company‚ although there was definitely shady business practices going on‚ I feel these prominent
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I agree with the Knapp Commission in organizing a council to research corruption in our law enforcement‚ alongside other infringement. Subsequently‚ with the Knapp Commission motivation‚ it seems that it concentrates on arraigning those law enforcement officers that are sharing in criminal activities. Corruption was at its maximum in the police department. There were officers that were labeled as grass-eater and meat eaters. A grass eater was the least notice because they were involved in taking
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This case is talking about an executive retreat. It was introduced by John Matthews who was a executive had been selected to attend the two-and-a-half-week retreat. The retreat was more like a competition about academic and athletic. The team members should not only get know each other and cooperate with teammates but also need to compete with others. The whole participants were broken into five groups and their aim was to win the competition. There are several sessions about academic and athletic
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same name. Dear John showcased many aspects of communications in its most simple forms. Including the ten stages of the Knapp Stage Model‚ which could actually be witnessed throughout the Dear John the movie and the book‚ as the two main characters‚ John and Savannah‚ developed their relationship and as they tried to maintain their relationship. In the Knapp’s Stage Model‚ Mark Knapp describes the progression and development of relationships as a series of ten stages in two phases: the ‘coming together’
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Case 5-1 1. How does Miller fit the profile of the average fraud perpetrator? Miller does seem to fit the profile of the average fraud criminal. This is because he worked his way up to gain inside information and trust from his bosses. He spent the money to support his lifestyle which was above his means. He also was not violent and he tried to use the money to pay back the stolen funds from his previous employers. How does he differ? He was different because he owned
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Case 5-1 1. How should AMAX be organized and controlled? * Measuring the management performance to provide proper motivation for managers for measuring profitability. * The quality measurement of manufacturing process such as scheduling product‚ quality control‚ and the decision making. * By focusing on the profit centers that give the information about profitability to upper management. * By focusing on the ending profit or loss that encourage managers to make more profits from
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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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KNAPP CASE 3.5 : GOODNER BROTHERS‚ INC. 1. Internal control objectives Goodner’s Huntington sales office should have implemented: a. Separation of duties: Sales reps like Woody were given unrestricted access to the accounting system where they could directly enter transactions. Sales reps also had direct access to inventory storage areas‚ and often delivered customer orders. b. Physical controls: Pad locks served as the security of Goodner’s inventory. There should have been stronger
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