Case 5-1 Income Smoothing a. Firstly‚ investors tend to invest in companies with stable earnings rather than one with volatile earnings. With stable earnings‚ there will be more likely an issuance of dividends and investors could easily predict the company’s future earnings compared to one with unstable earnings. With consistent earnings generated‚ it gives investors a secured feeling that it will again generate earnings as predicted. Confidence in the growth of rate of earnings is crucial because
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Types of Variables Binary variable Obsevations (i.e.‚ dependent variables) that occur in one of two possible states‚ often labelled zero and one. E.g.‚ “improved/not improved” and “completed task/failed to complete task.” Usually an independent or predictor variable that contains values indicating membership in one of several possible categories. E.g.‚ gender (male or female)‚ marital status (married‚ single‚ divorced‚ widowed). The categories are often assigned numerical values used as lables
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1) When will profits reported under variable and absorption costing differ? How can we reconcile the profits reported under the two approaches? Profits reported under variable and absorption costing will differ when inventory increases or decreases during the year. The difference involves the timing with which fixed manufacturing overhead becomes an expense. Under variable costing‚ fixed overhead is expensed immediately as it is incurred. Under absorption costing‚ fixed overhead is inventoried
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Team Login and Password Information Save all these passwords in your browser because it will be a HUGE pain to type them in every time you need them. Barron’s Username: ICRelations Password: icricr Bigdough Corporate https://bdcorporate.ipreo.com 1. Username: aammon2@icr-online.com Password: Ammon12 2. Username: bzima861@icr-online.com Password: BillZima1 3. Username: Michael.tieu@icr-online.com Password: Michael1 Bigdough IR www.bigdough.com 1
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Inequalities are equations that can be used to determine not just what something could equal but what something cannot equal. It tells us what the relative size is of two values and if they are big or small‚ too much or not enough. Inequalities could make it easier to determine how much someone might need of something in order to make a certain amount of something‚ while also determining how much more might be needed or how much be left. For example‚ if someone wanted to make cupcakes and flat
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D) The statement of comprehensive income illustrates the financial performance and results of operations of a particular company or entity for a period of time. Referring to the company’s Statement of Comprehensive Income‚ as known as Profit and Loss statement‚ we can conclude that Amway (M) Sdn.Bhd had increased the total net profit amounted of RM 11‚687‚000 from the year 2010 (Amounted at RM 78‚272‚000) to year 2011 (Amounted at RM 89‚959‚000)‚ this is because of Amway’s new strategy as throwing
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Max’s parents argue about Max not being a normal child 6) Budo’s opinion 7) "Max is all inside" 8)Max’s parents relationship 9) Max got Tommy‚ fifth grader‚ into a lot of trouble. 10) Tommy sneaks under Max’s bathroom stall and tries to hurt him‚ but Max escapes eventually. 11) Budo’s afraid that Max will stop imagining him. 12) Max’s parents make an appointment for Max. 13) Budo sees Max and Mrs. Patterson talk and Max refuses to tell Budo what they were talking about. 14) Max stays home on Halloween
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Rhetorical Analysis 10 February 2013 In the article The Masks of Mickey Mouse‚ Robert Brockway explains how Mickey Mouse was one of the most important cultural symbols during the twentieth century. The article discusses how mickey mouse went from being a slap stick cartoon character like all other animated personalities and grew into a much more complicated being. He was the sign of hope and escape during the depression and evolved even more into the dominating avatar of Disney itself. Brockway
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“ Now you listen to me Max Parks”‚ the man said raising his hand high in the air‚ “ if you don’t stop crying and moaning about food i will give you something to cry about”. As he said that he flung his hand down until it connected with the boys face. Instantly the 10 year old boy curled in a ball of pain as his father walked away to get another beer from the fridge. : : The next morning Max made a bold decision because
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Max Dupain -sunbaker The sunbaker‚ is of a man lying face down into the sand‚ what max dupain may be trying to portray is the beach culture in Australia at the time‚1938‚ also the picture has been taken to try and depict the sun baking man as “big and muscular”. The background has been faded and this brings out the presence of the man more. They used a silver gelatin print. The sunbaker was taken in 1938 Some of the artistic intentions and reasons that Max Dupain has taken this photograph exactly
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