Questions 1. Identify all the accounting policy changes and the accounting estimates that Harnischfeger made during 1984. Estimate‚ as accurately as possible‚ the effect of these on the company´s 1984 reported profits. 2. What do you think are the motives of Harnischfeger´s management in making the changes in its financial reporting policies? Do you think investors will see through these changes? Answers 1. Identify all the accounting policy changes and the accounting estimates that
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1. Masters must decide whether to approve a market test of the new products to a limited cross-section of drug and food-and-drug stores. The estimated cost of the test is $30‚000‚ along with a $10‚000 supplier set-up charge. A 20‚000 unit minimum order for each package size is also required. Estimated total cost of the test market is as follows: $30‚000 Test Market cost + 10‚000 Set-up cost + 5‚800 10 oz can Production cost + 4‚800 5 ½ oz can Production cost $40‚600 Total test Market
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and trust in business. Describe the role of finance in business. Distinguish between the different legal forms of business. Explain what has led to the era of the multinational corporation. Slide Contents 1. The Goal of the Firm 2. Legal Forms of Business Organization 3. Role of Financial Manager in a Corporation 4. Income Taxation 5. Ten Principles of Finance 6. Finance and Multinational Firm 1. The Goal of the Firm The goal of the firm is to create value for the firm’s legal owners
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Projects and Project ManagementOrganizational leaders are facing complex challenges through a rapid rate of change in both the technology and government which has then created pressure in new and existing organizations. As a result‚ the traditional structure for managing is giving way to a new form of management (Kerzner‚ 2003). This form is project management. How can this be? Projects have been around since the building of the pyramids (Dobson‚ 2003). In 2650 B.C.‚ the step pyramid was built
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JVB5618 Final Project: Part 2 Due: 4 December 2012 Sony Corporation: Globalization Meets Localization Topic: What is a transnational corporation? Select any one and present a short essay on what the company produces‚ where are the facilities located‚ and refer to aspects of capital‚ labor‚ and markets of its final product. Abstract: A transnational corporation is a nationally based company that manages production units or provides service in two or more countries. They are corporations that make
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Strategic Audit of a Corporation I. Current Situation A. Current Performance . How did the corporation perform the past year overall in terms of return on investment‚ market share‚ and profitability? B. Strategic Posture What are the corporation’s current mission‚ objectives‚ strategies‚ and policies? 1. Are they clearly stated or are they merely implied from performance? 2. Mission: What business(es) is the corporation in? Why? 3. Objectives: What are the corporate‚ business‚ and
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The evolution of the modern corporation: Coursework Assignment According to Bengt Holmstrom and Steven N. Kaplan in their article published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives‚ corporations during the 1980’s went through a period of merger‚ takeovers and restructuring activity. The use of leverage became a common practice as corporations financed takeovers and were made private by leveraged buyouts. These activities were characterized by the use of hostility and the emergence of raiders
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Tasha McIntyre Ray Go-Go Corporation Internal Controls Accounting Information Systems Brandman University As an external audit supervisor assigned to Go-Go Corporation it is my job to evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of the company’s financial reporting process. To do this I have met with the key financial controlling personnel of the company along with reviewing the accounting policies‚ controls and operational system currently in place. This is similar to what the internal auditors
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Allentown Materials Corporation case study reveals a number of issues mostly related to the untimely death of a respected leader‚ the subsequent change in leadership‚ and also the management style of the newly appointed upper-level managers. This paradigm shift in operational management strategy is one of the root causes of the conflict between departments‚ absence of teamwork‚ and low morale. Additionally‚ radical changes are required to bring Allentown Materials Corporation into a new era of manufacturing
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Marriott Corporation: The Cost of Capital (Abridged) 1. How does Marriott use its estimate of cost of capital? Does this make sense? Marriot use cost of capital as the hurdle rate (minimum rate of return required to accept the project) to discount future cash flows for the investment projects of the three lines of business (Lodging‚ Contract Services and Restaurants). They use this rate to calculate NPV and net present value over cost to decide for the profit rate. Since cost of the project stays
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