evaluation of Amoco‚ our opening exchange ratio is 0.46. For Amoco sides‚ their opening exchange ratio is 1. The big difference between our opening prices indicates this negotiating process should be tough. First‚ we checked the discount rate. For us‚ BP company‚ we use 8.83%‚ however‚ Amoco they use a higher one around 9%. The main difference to calculate the discount rate is that we use the 30-year Treasury rate as risk free rate compared to Amoco used 20-year Treasury rate. Moreover‚ we use the debt
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complete view of mental illnesses. Psychiatrist George Engel‚ the creator of the BPS model‚ writes that the medical field is neglecting the effects that psychological and social factors have on the health of patients and that the field of psychology is lacking proven strategies for improving their patients’ well-being (1977‚ p. 377-378). Engel recommends that doctors and mental health practitioners integrate the BPS model to ground the mental health field in science-based approaches as well as encourage
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What is a best practice? 1. It is the most efficient quantity and quality 2. A previously successful method 3. labor/appropriate use of materials 4. Money goes up (owner) 5. Replicable (everyone) 6. Defines goal (making money while maintaining guest satisfaction) 7. High guest satisfaction 8. Efficient 9. Ethical Stake Holders Employer/Owner Employee Guest Environment BONUS QUESTION: Jay Westerweld in 1987‚ invented Green Washing which is a deceptively
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Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis Beatrice Arnold ACC/291 February 4‚ 2013 James Covert Unethical Practices and Behavior The business environment can be a cause for unethical practices and behavior in accounting. An example of this can be management instructing an employee to record a transaction in an incorrect manner. It can be as simple as a company whose clients sign a contract on December 1‚ 2012 for the year. Then reporting the revenue for the whole year in December instead
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Unethical Behavior in the Workplace: Causes and Corrections Lisa Witzel University of Central Oklahoma Ethics and Organizations Ethics As the lines between what is moral and ethical and what is not becomes more blurred‚ it is important more than ever to desire and maintain an ethical work culture. In the past few decades‚ the fast pace of technology‚ the moral disintegration of values in the general population and the blatant disregard for ethical
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Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis Rebecca Shaffer Acc/291 12/10/2012 David Mobile Effect of Unethical Behavior Article Analysis In the Accounting profession there are many situations that lead to the unethical behavior in this profession. Situations such as the misuse of company funds‚ exaggerating the value of a company’s assets‚ insider trading‚ and inflating revenues. When you choose to become an Accountant you take on a great deal of responsibility not only to the corporation
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Impacts of Unethical Behavior In 2005 former Tyco CEO Denise Kozlowski and ex-CFO Mark Swartz where convicted of taking more than $120 million in unauthorized bonuses‚ abusing an employee loan program‚ misrepresenting the company’s financial condition to investors to boost the stock price while selling $575 million in stock (Crawford‚ 2005). Kozlowski and Swartz’s defense was they did not steal from the company. The defendants maintained the board of directors approved all bonus money. Unfortunately
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AP Environmental Science Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The BP Disaster The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the most infamous industrial environmental disasters ever. On April 20‚ 2010‚ a marine oil-drilling dig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded‚ releasing hundreds of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. This explosion resulted in the loss of human life‚ massive environmental damage‚ and widespread damage to the livelihood of people living along the
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Are Arranged Marriages and Forced Marriages Unethical? Would you consider having your marriage forced or arranged to a person you never met or seen before? Most probably no‚ but this is happening to many young females and males all over the world. Arranged and forced marriages have been a heated debate in certain cultures‚ justifying whether it is good or bad it’s hard to judge. There have however also been many changes to these traditions in contemporary society‚ regarding culture clashing. Researching
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volume. a. Antidiuretic Hormone b. Aldosterone 4. Track the effect on blood pressure by reducing venous return. Go through all the steps. VR decrease in stroke volume (SV) --> decrease in cardiac output (CO) --> decrease in blood pressure (BP) 5. Categorize the following into: A. Factors which increase blood pressure B. Factors that decrease blood pressure _A___ arterial diameter _A___ total vessel length _B___ vessel elasticity _B___ plasma epinephrine _B___ blood volume
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