Week 2 Checkpoint- Unethical Practices of Arthur Andersen 1.What did Arthur Andersen contribute to the Enron disaster? Arthur Andersen contributed to the Enron disaster by failing to have Enron establish and enforce internal controls. Also by destroying Enron audit papers which covered deficiencies contributed to the Enron disaster. The formal charges and jail sentence were a result of the obstruction of justice caused by the destruction of the audit papers. 3. What was the prime motivation
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In this paper‚ we will be looking at three different scenarios in order to understand and implement different decision models. Question one The Gorman manufacturing company is trying to decide whether to manufacture a component part or to purchase it. In order to make this decision we need to calculate the Expected Monetary Value for each probability. The highest EMV will be the best decision (Satyaprasad‚ Nirmala‚ & Saha‚ 2012). So‚ EMV for manufacture is= -20(.35) + 40(.35) + 100(.30) = -7+
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1. What are three ways that research can be conducted for risk-related issues? For each way‚ briefly describe how it may be done. Three ways that research can be conducted is through: 1. Primary data collection techniques. Data collected this way is unique to the organisation and is not publicly available unless the researcher chooses to publish it. Some methods of primary data collection include focus groups‚ interviews and surveys . 2. Secondary data collection is data that is collected by
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Sandra Wilson Week 2 Discussion 1 Dreams Do Come True Imagine that you have decided you need a new car‚ but not any car will do; you have decided to purchase the car of your dreams. Conduct some research as to the cost of this car. You have determined in this imagined scenario that you could afford to make a 10% down payment. You can borrow the balance either from your local bank using a four-year loan or from the dealership’s finance company. If you purchase from your dealership’s finance
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Week 1‚ DQ 1: How would you describe the entries to record the disposition of accounts receivables? What is their function? Since the majority of US thrive on the use of credit cards‚ the accounts receivables for a company may no longer be on a cash-to-cash basis. A company may need to sell these accounts to other companies who specialize in handling accounts receivables if they need cash more quickly or if it would be too costly to perform the necessary billing to collect on the account. The
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Week 2 Discussion Questions Chapters 6 & 8 1. Why is audit planning so important? What is the most important step in audit planning? Why is this step so important? Posted on wed 5/8/2013 Responded to one classmates on 5/08/2013 Auditing planning is important because it helps the auditor determine his/her approach to the audit. There are two considerations that affect the approach: 1). Sufficient appropriate evidence must be accumulated to meet the auditor’s professional
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To the McBride Financial Services Executive Team‚ After our meeting last week‚ Lewis consulting agreed to undertake the exciting challenge of developing and implementing a new-age marketing program that will help target demographics that McBride has had little success in penetrating. The following document outlines how Lewis consulting will perform market research to gather the criteria your target customers will respond to‚ as well as what types of media McBride Financial Services should look
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months of 2011. 1. Paid $5‚000 of accrued taxes at time plant site was acquired. 2. Paid $200 insurance to cover possible accident loss on new factory machinery while the machinery was in transit. 3. Paid $850 sales taxes on new delivery truck. 4. Paid $17‚500 for parking lots and driveways on new plant site. 5. Paid $250 to have company name and advertising slogan painted on new delivery truck. 6. Paid $8‚000 for installation of new factory machinery. 7. Paid $900 for one-year accident insurance
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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts via an adjusting entry at the end of each period. 3. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts are actually debited and credited to accounts receivable at the time the specific account is written off as uncollectible. Question #4 4. Lauren Anderson cannot understand why the cash realizable value does not decrease when an uncollectible account is written off under the allowance method. Clarify this point for Lauren. Cash realizable value does not change or decrease due to the
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Juliana Borges Connie Robin Gibson XACC/290 June 9‚ 2013 BE5-1: A. $181‚500 B. $41‚200 C. $38‚000 D. $17‚900 E. $8‚500 F. $63‚400 BE5-2: Pocras Company buys merchandise on account from Wedell Company. The selling price of the goods is $900 and the cost of the goods sold is $590. Both companies use perpetual inventory systems. Journalize the transactions on the books of both companies. Pocras Company: Accounts Receivable: Debit = $900‚ Credit = $900. Cost of Goods Sold: Debit = $590
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