Project Earnings Manipulation: An Ethics Case Based on Agency Theory ABSTRACT: The impact of accounting information on ethical behavior has been extensively documented. Additionally‚ agency theory is a widely accepted behavioral perspective. Despite this‚ there is an absence of instructional material in the accounting education literature that ties ethical issues to an agency-theory context. The primary objective of this case is to highlight control system ethical issues using an agency-theory context
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nation’s gross domestic product on projects every year. Ans: 25% Because a project requires resources‚ often from various areas‚ many projects cross ____ or other boundaries to achieve their unique purposes. Ans: departmental The limitations of scope‚ time‚ and cost goals are sometimes referred to as the ____. Ans: triple constraint In the example of the project of building a house‚ the project sponsors would be the potential ____. Ans: new homeowners Project ____ management involves defining
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The Super Project Introduction General Foods (GF) expects Super‚ a new powdered dessert‚ to capture 10% share of the total dessert market (2% coming from the erosion of Jell-O sales). The company’s Financial Analyst has issued a memo comparing three alternative techniques for project evaluations‚ illustrating the problems and limitations inherent in using ROFE (return on funds employed) and payback as evaluation methods. The disparate ROFE results obtained with these methods are due to differences
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Finance for managers Chapter 7— Net Present Value and Other Investment Question 1 : List the methods that a firm can use to evaluate a potential investment. There are discounted and non-discounted cash-flow capital budgeting criteria to evaluate proposed investments. They are 1) Net present value: NPV is a discounted cash flow technique‚ which is the difference between an investment’s market value and its cost. NPV = Present value of cash inflow- Present value of cash outflow
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I. VALDEZ Marketing Manager LEO CASTRO Quality Control Manager ROSETTE U. SABADO Purchasing Manager LUZVIMINDA L. APUYA Accountant‚ Bookkeeper II. SPONSOR The principal sponsors of the proposed project are the proponents themselves. III. BENEFICIARY The beneficiaries of the proposed project would be the fish industry of Caoayan‚ Ilocos Sur‚ its locals (specifically the fishermen and fish retailers) and nearby town fish markets. IV. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS Table 1 CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS SOURCE
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Improvement de Mexico‚ SA de CV Expansion Project Plan Project Masters‚ LLC Tyler M. Falcone Chanda M. Morris Sean P. Riley Michael S. Wenthold AMBA640‚ Section 9244 Professor Williams April 24‚ 2010 Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Introduction 3 Existing Knowledge 3 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 5 Dependencies 7 Construction Analysis 9 Required Resources 11 Pre-Construction: 11 Construction: 12 Project Completion and Final Inspection: 12 Delivery
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PROBLEM 1 Project? 1. Unique purpose 2. Life span 3. Uncertainty 4. Primary customer 5. Resources 6. Developed using progressive elaboration Project Life Cycle [pic] Key Project Constraints 1. Scope – objective of project 2. Time - Deadline 3. Cost - Budget 4. Quality – Extent of satisfaction Project Stakeholders Individuals or groups in the organization who have an interest in‚ or will be affected by‚ the project result. E.g. Organiser
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Q1. Definition of project management Answer: A project can be considered to any series of activities or task that have a specific objective to be completed within certain period of time ‚ have definite starting and ending dates‚ have financial limitation‚ and have lack of some sorts of resources i.e. efficient personnel‚ equipment and technological support‚ as well as money. Project management is the discipline of planning‚ organizing‚ and managing resources to bring about the successful
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Return on Investment Analysis for E-business Projects Mark Jeffery‚ Northwestern University Introduction The Information Paradox Review of Basic Finance The Time Value of Money ROI‚ Internal Rate of Return (IRR)‚ and Payback Period Calculating ROI for an E-business Project Base Case Incorporating the E-business Project Incremental Cash Flows and IRR Uncertainty‚ Risk‚ and ROI Uncertainty Sensitivity Analysis 1 2 4 4 6 6 7 8 10 11 11 11 Project and Technology Risks Monte Carlo Analysis Applied to
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