the capital expenditure of Merseyside’s capital program. 2. Include the potential loss of business at Rotterdam caused by the capital project in the analysis...... Diamond Chemicals Ltd. (A): The Merseyside Project Diamond Chemicals PLC (a) Case Studies in Finance‚ Bruner‚ 4th Edition Advance Study Questions: What changes‚ if any‚ should Lucy Morris ask Frank Greystockto make in his discounted cash flow analysis? Why? What should Morris be prepared to say to the Transport Division
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The Benefits of Adopting International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) In The United States by Michelle Minor Accounting 203 5/20/09 Most people believe that the conversion from each country’s GAAP to IFRS is inevitable‚ though there is nothing conclusive of how effective or successful this would be. In short‚ making the switch to IFRS is a great leap of faith by all who participate. Ideally IFRS is designed to be used by all companies worldwide‚ which is highly unlikely unless they
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Microsoft’s journey towards Monopoly Summary The case evolves around the unethical monopolistic actions taken by Microsoft to achieve monopoly. Some major facts in the case are given below – • In 1980 IBM representative met bill gates for Operating System • Bill Gates bought Operating System from a friend in $60‚000 Microsoft licensed MS-DOS to IBM with condition that it could license it to others too •1981 IBM started mass production of and MS-DOS became standard Operating System for Personal
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5 Reporting and Disclosure Discussion Questions 1. Transparent financial reporting means that timely and accurate disclosures are made on all important matters affecting a company’s financial position and performance. It implies openness‚ communication‚ and accountability. Transparent financial reporting protects investors because nothing is hidden from them. Investors can better assess the risks of owning securities when information is truthful and complete. Transparent financial reporting
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Microsoft in China and India‚ 1993-2007 Risks faced by Microsoft in China and impact to performance Risks Intellectual Property Localization Details Largest piracy rates in the world – 98% *Huge character sets required new versions of software *Chinese used mobiles more than the PC (can the mobile be a computing device)? *High profile revelation by Juliet Wu‚ former GM on commitment * Suspicion on security *Open source market * Entrepreneurship bug for Chinese software engineers *Legislation
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Strategic and Financial Valuation of Carlsberg A/S Master Thesis – Finance and Strategic Management 30th of September 2011 Cand. merc. FSM Department of Finance Copenhagen Business School Author: Andri Stefánsson Supervisor: Carsten Kyhnauv Strategic and Financial Valuation of Carlsberg A/S Executive summary The main objective of this thesis was to determine the theoretical fair value of one Carlsberg A/S share on the 1st of March 2011. Carlsberg A/S is the world´s 4th largest brewery
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Microsoft and Monopoly Case Study of Strategies used by Microsoft to leverage its monopoly position in operating systems in Internet Browser market Introduction: Microsoft has monopoly in PC operating systems‚ Windows operating systems which are used` in more than 80% of Intel based PC’s. This market has high technological barriers. Threat to Microsoft is not from new operating systems but from alternate products such as browsers‚ which are new softwares that can be used with multiple operating
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Chapter 03 The Reporting Entity and Consolidated Financial Statements Multiple Choice Questions On January 3‚ 2009‚ Jane Company acquired 75 percent of Miller Company’s outstanding common stock for cash. The fair value of the noncontrolling interest was equal to a proportionate share of the book value of Miller Company’s net assets at the date of acquisition. Selected balance sheet data at December 31‚ 2009‚ are as follows: 1. Based on the preceding information‚ what amount should
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A practical guide to segment reporting September 2008 PricewaterhouseCoopers’ IFRS and corporate governance publications and tools 2008 IFRS technical publications IFRS Manual of Accounting 2008 Provides expert practical guidance on how groups should prepare their consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS. Comprehensive publication including hundreds of worked examples‚ extracts from company reports and model financial statements. IFRS Pocket Guide 2008 Provides a summary
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Index 1 Introduction to segmental reporting 2 2 Origin of segmental reporting 2 2.1 The fineness-theorem 2 2.2 Market efficiency theory 2 2.3 Agency theory 2 2.4 Accounting theory 3 3 The most important segmental reporting standards 3 3.1 International Accounting Standard 14 (IAS 14) 3 3.1.1 The International Accounting Standards Committee 3 3.1.2 The International Accounting Standards Board 4 3.1.3 IAS 14: Segment reporting 4 3.1.3.1 Objective of IAS 14 (revised) 4 3.1.3.2 Applicability
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