ACCG927 CURRENT ISSUES IN ACCOUNTING & Corporate Governance Week 1 Introduction and Overview of Accounting Theories 1 Introduction • • • • • • • • • • About the unit Teaching and learning strategy Assessments In-class essays Essay writing workshop Research essay Turnitin requirements Oral team presentation Required readings Importance of written answers each week 2 The Nature of Accounting & Corporate Governance Theory • What is a theory? Kerlinger‚ 1964: "A set of interrelated
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Sample Test_MT2_FINA 3101_summer_2013 ____ 1. Travis Corp.’s bonds currently sell for $1‚050. They have an 8% annual coupon rate and a 20-year maturity‚ but they can be called in 5 years at $1‚120. Assume that no costs other than the call premium would be incurred to call and refund the bonds‚ and also assume that the yield curve is horizontal‚ with rates expected to remain at current levels on into the future. Under these conditions‚ what rate of return should an investor expect to earn if
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shareholders lose their investments‚ and societies lose key parts of their economic infrastructure‚ have you noticed that it often appears that the senior directors involved walk away with a clear conscience and they seem to be unaffected by the corporate collapses they have created. They present themselves as glibly unbothered by the chaos around them‚ unconcerned about those who have lost their jobs‚ savings and investments‚ and lacking any regrets about what they have done. Some of these individuals
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Chapter 7: Bonds and Their Valuation 1. If a firm raises capital by selling new bonds‚ it could be called the “issuing firm‚” and the coupon rate is generally set equal to the required rate on bonds of equal risk. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 2. A call provision gives bondholders the right to demand‚ or “call for‚” repayment of a bond. Typically‚ companies call bonds if interest rates rise and do not call them if interest rates decline. a. True b. False ANSWER: False 3. Sinking funds are
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Corporate Transparency vs. Business Performance Throughout history‚ mankind has had innumerable moments of corruption and greed. From the City-State wars in ancient Greece to the organized crime during the prohibition‚ human beings have always been prey to the desires of wealth and power. While our current society may seem civilized compared to those eras‚ the shallow traits which haunted mankind then are still in play in today’s society. There are always going to be people looking for a way to
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STOCK VALUATION at RAGAN‚ Inc Regan Thermal System Inc was founded 9 years ago by brother and sister Carrington and Genevieve Regan. The company manufactures and installs commercial heating‚ ventilation‚ and cooling (HVAC) units. Ragan has experienced rapid growth because of a propriety technology that increases the energy efficiency of its system. The company is equally owned by Carrington and Genevieve. The original agreement between the siblings gave each 50‚000 shares of stock. In the event
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apan-based electronics and communications company‚ Sony Corporation‚ was subjected to a spate of restructuring exercises since 1994 to improve the financial performance and competitiveness of the company. With the initial efforts to restructure the company not yielding results‚ Sony went in for a revamp of the top management in 2000. The efforts by the top management in organizational restructuring failed to put Sony back on the growth track. At this juncture‚ in 2005‚ Howard Stringer became the
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THE CURRENT CRISIS OF INVESTOR CONFIDENCE: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND THE IMBALANCE OF POWER By Richard L. Wise Master’s Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of graduation requirements of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy ’s Global of Master Arts Program Copyright Richard L. Wise 2002 {K0241737.1} TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................................
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yahoo.comWP/04/64 Overview of the Indian Corporate Sector: 1989–2002 Petia Topalova © 2004 International Monetary Fund WP/04/64 IMF Working Paper Asia and Pacific Department Overview of the Indian Corporate Sector: 1989–2002 Prepared by Petia Topalova1 Authorized for distribution by Kalpana Kochhar April 2004 Abstract This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
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liability which are embodied in the doctrine of corporate veil under company law. However‚ some businessmen‚ law scholars and the public at large argue that corporate veil is nothing but a fallacy meant to dupe business people into a false sense of security. The following presentation seeks to discuss this assertion‚ bringing out the significance and exceptions of the concept of corporate veil. The doctrine of corporate veil emanate from the ruling of the case of Salomon vs Salomon 1897‚ whose facts are
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