Phylicia Perser Business Strategy Enron Case Study 09/08/12 Enron Case Study: From Company to Conspiracy 1. What is the History of Enron‚ and what current situation does it find itself in? Enron was created by a combination of companies. These companies were Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth. These companies were merged together in July 1985. CEO of Houston Natural Gas‚ Kenneth Lay became chairman and CEO of the combined company. This happened in February 1986. The company changed its name to
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Summary Costco’s Wholesale Corporation financial statement analysis provided many details of the operations of Costco and its competitors. Margarita Torres‚ an investor in Costco‚ added the corporation to her portfolio in 1997. She now finds it time to reanalyze the company to gain insight on whether her investment in Costco is still worth holding onto or if it is time to sell. To study Costco’s performance‚ three areas were reviewed. First‚ was an industry overview of the retail players looking
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Cervus Equipment Corporation‚ was found in the 1990s to manages and consolidate farm equipment dealerships. It is based in Calgary‚ Alberta. It is in partnership with original equipment manufacturers and has branched out into the construction and long haul manufacturing industries. It has also increased its geographic foot print by moving into New Zealand and Australia. The company has successfully grown through acquisition‚ and has grown its revenue from $56 million to $979 in a pace of 11 years
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Case Study-Transamerica Oil Corporation v. Lynes Incorporated I. Procedural History Transamerica Oil Corporation‚ who conducts oil and gas drilling‚ solicited Lynes Incorporated about their advertisement regarding an injection packer and decided to purchase several of them only to determine that they did not function as advertised. Plaintiff decided to file suit‚ under the Kansas Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)‚ the plaintiff’s claim that there was a breach of an express warranty by the defendant
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CASE STUDY ANALYIS: PREMIUMSOFT BY: SWATI SHARMA MBI 620 Date: March 15‚ 2015 SUMMARY This Case Study analysis is aimed at understanding‚ analyzing and evaluating the challenges that PremiumSoft is facing: there are two major challenges: Recruiting and retaining talented Individuals and maintaining the current work culture environment with growing staff PremiumSoft is a company that provides Software solutions. Lin and Roy Choi primarily founded it as a Web design company in
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MINICASE ACCT – 13 1. What are the relevant facts? - The company for which Chris is the controller is facing difficult times in light of a downturn in the construction industry. - Chris and Robin know that a material receivable from the Ender Corporation is probably uncollectable. - The allowance adjustment for the material receivable has not been made - Allowance adjustment will cause the auditor to mention the company’s unstable financial position and therefore without a clear opinion‚ the
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Case Analysis: Dell Introduction Present CEO and chairman of the board Michael Dell founded Dell in 1984‚ as a leading technology provider that designs‚ develops‚ manufactures‚ and supports PCs‚ software and peripherals‚ storage and servers‚ and associated services. With operations in four geographic areas and additional business centers and manufacturing sites in more than 20 locations around the world‚ Dell is able to reach more than 24‚000 retail locations worldwide. Dell’s ability to process
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TABLE OF CONTENTS I.Introduction1 II.Key Issues2 III.Recommendations6 IV.References7 I.Introduction Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is propriety‚ hospital management company founded in Nashville‚ Tennessee in 1968 with only one‚ 150-bed hospital and then grew to become the nation’s largest hospital management company. As of 1981‚ HCA owned or managed 349 hospitals in the United States and overseas. During the 1970s‚ HCA achieved its growth by acquisition of existing hospitals and construction
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environment‚ risk assessment‚ control activities‚ information and communication‚ and monitoring. The control environment is the awareness of the controls from the people within the organization. Risk assessment is the company’s identification‚ analysis‚ and management of risk in the preparation of the financial statements. Control activities are the company’s policies and procedures to address any potential risk. Information and communication focuses on the systems used for creation of the financial
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The plant costs $12million in investment and requires up to$ 2.25 million for upgrading to new technology. An in-depth investigation and analysis is conducted for both the company and the industry to accurately determine the worth of investment in the Collinsville plant. Net present values are calculated for all possible scenarios. After a thorough analysis of the data‚ suitable recommendations are provided. Table of Contents Executive Summary 2 Introduction 4 About The Collinsville Plant
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