CHAPTER 3 THE REPORTING ENTITY AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Q3-1 The basic idea underlying the preparation of consolidated financial statements is the notion that the consolidated financial statements present the financial position and the results of operations of a parent and its subsidiaries as if the related companies actually were a single company. Q3-2 Without consolidated statements it is often very difficult for an investor to gain an understanding
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BEHAVIOR: AN OVERVIEW Economic Choice Marginal Analysis Managerial Application: Marginal Analysis of Customer Profitability Opportunity Costs Managerial Application: Opportunity Costs and V-8 Creativity of Individuals Managerial Application: Creative Gaming of the System GRAPHIC TOOLS Individual Objectives Indifference Curves Constraints Individual Choice Changes in Choice MOTIVATING HONESTY AT MERRILL LYNCH MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS Managerial Application: Medicare Creates Perverse Incentives for Doctors
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Twelve Angry Men is a very interesting film. As the evidence is brought up to question by the jurors themselves. The complexity of this case grew as the films went on. Then came the hard part‚ making the decision‚ guilty or not guilty. Especially when you have jurors that are over shadowed by prejudice that influence their decision. It is only when prejudice is set aside that the jurors’ are able to make a more logical decision on the case. As the movie continues‚ all twelve jurors slowly arrive
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MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING The business executive is by profession a decision maker. Uncertainty is his opponent. Overcoming it is his mission. John McDonald TOPIC OUTLINE * Characteristics of Managerial Decisions * The Stages of Decision Making * The Best Decision * Barriers to Effective Decision Making * Decision Making in Groups * Managing Group Decision Making * Organizational Decision Making * Techniques in Decision Making ADDITIONAL TOPICS
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References: * Kaplan‚ Robert S. and Bruns‚ W. Accounting and Management: A Field Study Perspective (Harvard Business School Press‚ 1987) http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/samples/sp665568.pdf * Encyclopedia of Management 6th Ed. 1‚066 pp. 2009.
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3 Adjusting Accounts and Preparing Financial Statements QUESTIONS 1. The cash basis of accounting reports revenues when cash is received while the accrual basis reports revenues when they are earned. The cash basis reports expenses when cash is paid while the accrual basis reports expenses when they are incurred (and matched with revenues they generated). 2. The accrual basis of accounting generally provides a better indication of company performance and financial condition than does
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LECTURE 7: ANGER ANGER OR EXASPERATION: Anger is a general and conventional commotion with a huge range of intensity‚ from mild irritation and frustration to rage. It is a counteraction to a perceived threat to ourselves‚ whom we love‚ things which we own‚ our self-image‚ or some part of self identity. Anger is an alarming bell that tells us that something is wrong. COMPONENTS OF ANGER: Anger has three components: * Physical reactions‚ usually starting with a rush of adrenaline and responses
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1. Nash equilibrium is where one player maximizes his payoff and the other doesn’t. is where each player maximizes his own payoff given the action of the other player. is where both players are maximizing their total payoff. is a unique prediction of the likely out-come of a game. Use the following to answer Questions 2–4: Consider the following information for a simultaneous move game: Two discount stores (mega-store and superstore) are interested in expanding their market share through advertising
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Health economics - The Primer This series of articles will introduce readers to the emerging field of health economics. We will review how health economics influence decision making process in health care and the basic tools used in health economics. * 1. The Role of Health Economics * 2. Cost of Health Care * 3. Should Oncologists Care About Cost-Effectiveness Analyses? * 4. Classification of Health Economic Analyses * 5. Health Economics Research: Cost Utility Analysis
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Clydin Abigail C. Ramiro-Sapong July 22‚ 2013 Management Experience Fresh out of college I joined the family business and was tasked to set up the Human Resource Section of the then 30 year old organization. It was a baptism of fire since I had no previous HR experience. I had to learn from scratch‚ from finding out to what should be in the 201 files and how to file them‚ to re-orienting and training PRC regulated professionals
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