Unit 4 Assignment Abstract In this assignment I will be looking at what Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is and why it came to be. How SOX has affected the accounting and auditing industry and what the benefits and costs are and what changes have happened or should happen moving into the future with SOX. Unit 4 Assignment A family man has invested a portion of his retirement into a growing stock
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There are many ways to segment markets‚ but the most effective approach for Tesla would be to use a concentrated segmentation strategy. Tesla should not try to appeal to everyone by engaging in a mass marketing campaign. A concentrated segmentation strategy will allow Tesla to employ its limited resources more efficiently. Geographic segmentation is used when a product satisfies a customer’s want or need that is specific to a region. Tesla can use a geographic segmentation because gas prices
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Antigone Enter ANTIGONE and Ismene from the palace. ANTIGONE: Ismene‚ my dear sister through common blood‚ do you know of any evil from Oedipus Zeus will not perform on us who still live? For I have seen nothing—nothing painful‚ nothing mad or shameful or dishonorable—(5) that is not among your or my sorrows. And now what do they say? The general has just put an edict over the whole city. Have you heard it? Or have you avoided learning how our friends suffer the fate of foes?(10)
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Case 3 :Maytag Corporation 2002:Focus on North America Questions: Does Maytag Corporation have what it takes to succeed in this increasingly competitive industry? Is this a good time to buy or to sell Maytag stock? Answer: I would like to start the answer of this question through a small summary which will show how and why these questions are appeared? and since‚ giving precise answer to the questions need a detailed environmental analysis ‚so I try to explain internal and external
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Situation 1: The motorcycle helmet market has 13 companies‚ and four firm concentration ratio of 26%. While the helmets have a variety of designs‚ they are sold at very similar prices. Recently‚ the death rate from head injuries in motorcycle crashes has been rising. The producers advertise their helmets as “effective‚” but some helmets withstand most falls and others are produced with materials that are more likely to crack in commonly experienced falls. The weaker helmets cost about $8 less to
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affected by technological advances like the machine gun and tactical trench warfare. During the first years of the war‚ the United States remained as one of the neutral countries. However‚ controversial debate had risen on whether or not the U.S. should involve itself in the war. The conflict was brought about by Germany’s submarine. Faced with the overpowering size and strength of the British Royal Navy at the outset of World War I‚ Germany realized its most effective weapon at sea was its deadly
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military dictatorship which is also known as the period of ‘National Reorganisation Process’.(Saxton‚ 2003‚ p.2). The Argentina crisis was as a result of the historical political unrests for many years which lead to economic upheavals during 1998 – 2002. During 1976‚ the government fought a ‘dirty war against guerrilla groups’. (Saxton‚ 2003‚ p.4). Thousands of Argentines died during the war‚ mostly as victims of the military. To divert attention from increasingly severe political and economic
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across the region." Deborah Loh‚ Marketing Manager at Eurostop‚ added: "Eurostop is committed to providing a comprehensive retail management system for all our clients. Our software now has the flexibility to comply with the regulatory demands of markets across the world. It means our clients can concentrate on building their businesses aided by the
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Article Review The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ARTICLE SYNOPSIS In response to the Enron and WorldCom scandals‚ the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted in July 30‚ 2002. This provides a comprehensive power that modifies the compliance of how companies would need to report their financials to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The law’s purpose is to solve precise mechanism failures in accounting approaches and requires greater levels of fiduciary responsibilities especially for those
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ACC 290 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) originated on July 29‚ 2002 due to fraudulent bookkeeping practices and misleading financial reports from large corporations. These practices created a number of accounting scandals‚ which resulted in this in the government creating such an act. The purpose was to prevent and punish corporate corruption and‚ along the way‚ try to repair investor confidence. The law was passed by congress after well-known
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