the business conditions Harnischfeger was facing in its primary industries in 1984‚ are these economic assumptions justified? 5. In Note 7‚ Harnischfeger describes the effect of LIFO inventory liquidation on its reported profits in 1984. Describe what is meant by LIFO liquidation and how liquidation affects a company’s income statement and balance sheet. 6. Note 8‚ states Harnischfeger’s allowance for doubtful accounts. Compute the ratio of the allowance to gross receivables (receivables
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Gulf Oil Corp.--Takeover Summary of Facts o George Keller of the Standard Oil Company of California (Socal) is trying to determine how much he wants to bid on Gulf Oil Corporation. Gulf will not consider bids below $70 per share even though their last closing price per share was valued at $43. o Between 1978 and 1982‚ Gulf doubled its exploration and development expenses to increase their oil reserves. In 1983‚ Gulf began reducing exploration expenditures considerably due to declining oil prices
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initial position Active management strategies can be broadly grouped into those applying: marketing timing‚ industry selection‚ security selection. Given the fact that that the investor already holds a well-diversified portfolio‚ it was decided that the most appropriate strategy was to purchase growth stocks which was considered to be undervalued by the market and can be bought cheaply today but has significant earnings upside to be able to outperform the market in capital terms in the future (Chahine
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AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF VIRTUAL ZONE‚ INC. The undersigned‚ being the Executive Vice President‚ Law and Administration‚ and General Counsel and the Secretary of NEW PLAYBOY‚ INC. (the "Corporation")‚ a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware‚ do hereby certify as follows:
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Directions Read the “Harnischfeger Corp” case study and answer the following questions. Submit your completed assignment no later than the last day of Week 2. 1. Describe clearly the accounting changes Harnischfeger made in 1984 as stated in Note 2 of its financial statements. • Based on the financial statements in 1984 Harnischfeger made changes from the previous year‚ the corporation computed depreciation expenses on plants‚ machinery and equipment using the straight-line method. Prior to
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Merger Fundamentals Firms sometimes use mergers to expand externally by acquiring control of another firm. The objective for a merger should be to improve the firm’s share value‚ a number of more immediate motivations such as diversification‚ tax considerations‚ and increasing owner liquidity frequently exist. Sometimes mergers are pursued to acquire specific assets owned by the target rather than by a desire to run the target as a going concern. Mergers‚ Consolidations‚ and Holding Companies
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appropriate protection for the unsecured creditors of companies. Those who oppose the duty argue that it has the effect of making directors unduly risk adverse which can result in directors too quickly putting companies into voluntary administration or liquidation for fear of personal liability (which may have a negative financial impact on unsecured creditors). Overview Key points This guide is intended to help directors understand and comply with their duty to prevent insolvent trading
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Unit 1 and 2 Nature and Formation of a Partnership A partnership is a contract whereby two or more persons bind themselves to contribute money‚ property or industry into a common fund with the intention of dividing the profit among themselves (Article 1767 of the Civil Code of the Philippines). This joint effort may be supported by a partnership agreement known as the Articles of Co-Partnership‚ which is an agreement in writing among the partners governing the nature and terms of the partnership
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Merger: Valuation Process and Evaluation of Financial Performance in case of United Insurance Company and Shama Plc By: Jemaneh Bayou January 2008 Advisor: Abebe Yitayew (Asst. Professor.) A PROJECT PAPER SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES OF ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENTS OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES Faculty of Business & Economics Department of
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International Journals Review Jstore.org Journal Review #1 Accounting Measures of Corporate Liquidity‚ leverage and costs of financial distress. Teresa a john Synopsis: When the cost of financial distress is high in a firm that firm may maintain a large amount of its total asset as liquid asset and be careful on taking debt. This journal has talked about the relation on the financial distress the cost of corporate liquid policy and the leverage policy of the firm. Liquid asset constitute
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