Assignment # 3 WorldCom Accounting Fraud By Mark A. Cowan Strayer University ACC 499- Accounting Capstone May 15‚ 2011 The purpose of this paper is to discuss the aspects of the WorldCom accounting scandal and the effects that this scandal had on the accounting world as we know it. We will discuss the corporate culture at WorldCom and how it contributed to the accounting fraud‚ how the CEO’s desire to be the #1 stock on Wall Street contributed to the fraud‚ pressures on accountants to book
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KEY CONCEPTS • managerial economics • theory of the firm • expected value maximization • value of the firm • present value • optimize • satisfice • business profit • normal rate of return • economic profit • profit margin • return on stockholders’ equity • frictional profit theory • monopoly profit theory • innovation profit theory • compensatory profit theory Managers‚ Profits‚ and Markets Chapter 1 How Is Managerial Economics Useful? • Evaluating Choice Alternatives • Identify ways
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Managerial Accounting and Control Decision Making: Relevant Costs and Benefits Case 14-62 Submited to: Prof. Virgilio c. Avila Submitted by: Roy Kondoy Shella Faye Background of the Study Sportway Corporation Sportway is a wholesale distributor supplying a wide range of moderately priced sports equipment to large chain stores Products: 60% purchased‚ 40% manufactured The company has a Plastics Department that is currently manufacturing molded fishing tackle boxes Sportway
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Chapter 3 CASE ASSIGNMENT: Product (RED) Can a T-shirt Save the World? When Oprah and Bono walked down Chicago’s Magnificent Mile together in the fall of 2006‚ it was the shopping trip seen around the world. The famous duo attracted mobs of fans and extensive media coverage as they promoted a revolutionary new cause-marketing event called Product (RED). Bono urged people to buy (RED) products‚ explaining that a portion of the proceeds would go to The Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa
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Chapter 3 – Ethics‚ Fraud‚ and Internal Control Fraud 1. Compare and contrast employee fraud vs. management fraud. a. Employee Fraud a. Nonmanagement employees convert cash or assets to direct employee benefit b. Management Fraud – Performance Fraud a. Does not involve direct theft of assets b. Fraud is perpetrated above which the internal control structure generally relate c. Use financial statements to create an illusion that an entity is healthier than it is d. Misappropriation of
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Chapter 3: Business Organizations This chapter deals with the economic organizations that are found in our economy. Most businesses operate in search of profits. Others are organized and operate like a business‚ although profits are not their primary concern. Section 1 deals with the three main forms of business organization. The first is the sole proprietorship‚ which is a business owned and operated by one person. The second is the partnership‚ which is a business jointly owned by two or
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portfolio question Christian Arzaga 03/27/2012 1. Portfolio Question #1 (Chapter 1) a. What does “success” mean to you? Success to me is the feeling that come from going through struggles and still achieving your goals. It may be something as small as losing 5 pounds or as great as graduating from school. b. When you achieve your greatest success…what will you have and what will you be doing? When I achieve success I will be have my associates
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| AC505 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTINGFINAL EXAMWeek 8: Week 8: Final Exam - Final Exam | | | | Help | | | | ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form There are 3 pages in this exam. Be sure to complete all pages before submitting the exam. Page: | 1 | | 2 | | 3 | | | | | Bottom of Form Page 1 ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Time Remaining: 1. (TCO A) Wages paid to the factory manager are considered
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HILTON WORLDWIDE AND IT’S CORPORATE GOVERANCE Hilton Hotels and Resorts is an international chain of full service hotels and resorts and it’s a flagship brand of Hilton Worldwide. The original company was founded by Conrad Hilton and is now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are owned‚ managed‚ or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast hotel chain of the United States in 1943. As of 2013‚ there are now over 540 Hilton branded
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"Financial accounting produces information for external parties such as stockholders‚ suppliers‚ banks‚ and government regulatory agencies" (Horngren‚ Sundem‚ & Stratton‚ 2005‚ p. 5). "Financial accountants prepare financial statements based on general ledgers and participate in important financial decisions involving mergers & acquisitions‚ benefits/ERISA planning and long-term financial projections"(Accounting: Job Options‚ 2000). These reports are used by owners of a business‚ or by people who
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