Jaffee v.Redmond (1996) The case of Jaffee v. Redmond was taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1996. The issue was whether a psychotherapist-patient would be recognized under Rule 501 of the Federal Rules of Evidence. The Court granted a decision that recognized the existence of such a privilege holding that confidential communications of a licensed social worker and a police officer be protected from compelled disclosure As reported by Levy (1996)‚ the Court decided that all communication between
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1.0 INTRODUCTION The chief financial officer (CEO) of TELUS Corporation (Telus) has just been informed that Moody’s‚ a bond rating service‚ has downgraded the firm’s credit rating to one notch below investment grade. The CFO’s challenge is to determine what specific actions‚ if any‚ to recommend to the firm’s audit committee. In solving this problem‚ the members of this group decided to divide the work into four main parts. The first part will contain the major problem that led Moody to downgrade
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Units Unit Cost Total Cost From the Beginning Inventory 1840.00 20.00 36800.00 From the first purchase 600.00 20.25 12150.00 From the second purchase 380.00 21.00 7980.00 2820.00 56930.00 From the Second purchase 420.00 21.00 8820.00 From the third purchase 400.00 21.25 8500.00 From the second purchase 200.00 21.50 4300.00 1020.00 21.20 21620.00 Units Unit Cost Total Cost From the Beginning Inventory 1020.00 21.20 21624.00 From the first purchase 700.00 21.50 15050.00 From the second
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"anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos (ἄνθρωπος)‚ "man"‚ understood to mean humankind or humanity‚ and -logia (-λογία)‚ "discourse" or "study." The essence of anthropology has been‚ since its tradition‚ cross-cultural comparison‚[3] and cultural relativism has become the canon of anthropological inquiry.[4][5][6] What is Anthropology? Anthropology is the study of humans‚ past and present. To understand the full sweep and complexity of cultures across all of human history‚ anthropology draws and
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1) Estimate the WACC that is appropriate for discounting the Collinsville plant’s incremental cash flows. You should estimate and present each component of the WACC separately‚ explaining briefly but clearly what assumptions you are making for each of them. In the same spirit‚ estimate the appropriate all-equity cost of capital for the APV-based valuation. WACC calculation. WACC = RD*(1-t)*D/(D+E)+RE* E/(D+E) Cost of equity We assume that risk free rate (Rf) equals rate of long-term Treasury
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Variations should not be acted upon unless the change has been authorized by the recognized authority. An authorized change becomes a change order‚ which will affect the cost of the project. In the case of Millennium Erectors Corporation‚ regarding the R Square Residences project‚ there have been at least four variation orders issued in the past few months by the project engineer. Two of them will be studied for the sake of this report. The first example is the front
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To: Dan DiMicco From: McKensie Booth Subject: Strategic Management Date: 11/9/2010 Nucor Corporation Memo Response: Per your request I have analyzed Nucor Corporation and the steel industry. After performing both strategic and financial analysis I offer my recommendations. Executive Summary: Nucor Corporation was the most profitable steel producer in North America in both 2005 and 2006. It is regarded as a low-cost steel producer in the United States‚ and one of the most
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Case Study: The Black & Decker Corporation (A) Power Tools Division Course: International Marketing Management Prof. Dr. Lutz H Schminke Authors: Marc Gerlach (323514) Tobias Holler (725219) Björn Kleindienst (425169) Robin Mack (223377) Marina Sukhareva (127387) Celia Yan (431144) Fulda‚ 24th May 2011 Table of Content Table of Content 2 1. Introduction 2 2. Case Summary 3 2.1 The Black & Decker Corporation
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Case 1.1 - Enron Corporation ------------------------------------------------- Discussion 1 The parties we believe to be most at fault for the crisis in this case are a) the Audit Firm engaged in the Enron audit (Arthur Andersen); b) Enron Management (Kenneth Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling‚ Andrew Fastow; and c) the SEC. The Public Accounting Firm: Arthur Andersen The auditor has the responsibility to evaluate the risk of material fraud‚ including: * Incentives and motives for fraud : Enron was a fast
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Company: In 1998‚ Lasik Vision Corporation was the first laser vision correction provider in North America to offer “affordable‚ value-pricing” and to promote it with direct-to-consumer advertising. At the time‚ this was a new approach for a medical services company and allowed it to capitalize on a larger mass appeal for the procedure. Dr. Wallerstein was the National Medical Director of LASIK Vision Corporation and oversaw medical standardization
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