RIM: Software Upgrade Caused BlackBerry Failure By: Wayne Rash Updated: The Company says the shutdown that stopped e-mail service to BlackBerry users resulted from a software upgrade that went awry. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion announced late April 19 that it has determined the apparent cause of the shutdown that stopped e-mail service to BlackBerry users throughout North America earlier in the week. According to a statement from the Waterloo‚ Ontario-based company‚ the shutdown
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Content 1 Introduction 1 1.Task one 2 The models and concepts affecting the pricing decisions taken by organisations‚ critically reflecting upon their usefulness 2 2‚ Task two 6 The role of standard costing and variance analysis in management accounting and a critically discussion of the value and limitations of variance analysis as a means of identifying key areas which have contributed to the overall profit figure. 6 3‚ The advantages and disadvantages of introducing an Activity Based Costing
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Article Analysis From Enron to Tyco‚ accounting scandals have always been a worrisome issue in accounting. Regardless of how many internal controls there are‚ there will always be a chance for unethical practices in accounting. Where and when do these problems arise? This paper will analyze an article listing situations that lead to those unethical practices and behavior that lawmakers try to prevent. In his article “What Are the Causes of Ethical Lapses in Accounting‚” Jagg Xaxx writes that business
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Introduction :-Auto Sector The Indian automobile industry produced a total 1.69 million vehicles including passenger vehicles‚ commercial vehicles‚ three wheelers and two wheelers in August 2013 as against 1.56 million in August 2012‚ registering a growth of 8.18 percent over the same month last year. The cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow into the Indian automobile industry during April 2000 to July 2013 was recorded at US$ 8‚932 million‚ amounting to 4.5 per cent of the total
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2012 Re: Hiring a managerial accountant for internal accounting The purpose of hiring a managerial accountant is to focus on the internal accounting system. His or her goal will be to comply with the outside demand of bankers as well as summarize the data that will be used to manage and control the business better. He or she will be responsible for paying close attention to short-term goals on day to day basis and make sure that the long-term goals of the company’s accounting department can prepare
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Chapter 2 Cost Terms‚ Concepts‚ and Classifications Exercise 2-2 (15 minutes) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 . 15 . Depreciation on salespersons’ cars ................ Rent on equipment used in the factory .......... Lubricants used for machine maintenance ..... Salaries of personnel who work in the finished goods warehouse.............................. Soap and paper towels used by factory workers at the end of a shift ...................... Factory supervisors’ salaries
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ACTG 350: CASE 1 Buck’s Dilemma Overview As Buck’s Hunting Equipment‚ Inc. (Buck) has came to an exciting phase of growth and development‚ a new complexity involving the assignment and presentation of its borrowing and payment activity as it relates to the revolving line of credit extended has emerged. The report has been broken down into the following sections: 1. Assignment of Borrowing and Lending Activity: Presentation of
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company uses a process cost accounting system. Its Assembly Department’s beginning inventory consisted of 50‚000 units‚ 3/4 complete with respect to direct labor and overhead. The department started and finished 127‚500 units this period. The ending inventory consists of 40‚000 units that are 1/4 complete with respect to direct labor and overhead. All direct materials are added at the beginning of the process. The department incurred direct labor costs of $24‚000 and overhead costs of $32‚000 for
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had a single client with a large share of the business. The previous accounting system focused on two variables: direct labor and burden. For the latter‚ costs were grouped into a single cost pool that included burden costs associated with of the testing rooms i.e. mechanical and electrical; as well as engineering burden costs related to software and tooling development alongside administrative costs of the division. As the case mentions‚ total burden costs are then divided by the sum of testing and
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Electric utility bills. When an electric utility customer uses electricity‚ the electric company has earned revenues. It is obviously impossible‚ however‚ for the company to read all of its customers’ meters on the evening of December 31. How does the electric company know its revenue for a given year? Explain. According to historical data‚ the electricity usage usually tended to be fairly constant from month to month. The company can estimate the revenues for each month‚ by using historical data
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