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    Data |   | Total Current Assets | $70‚000 | Total Assets | 139‚000 | Total Current Liabilities | 26‚000 | L-T Debt (draw against credit line) | 23‚000 | Total Equity | 90‚000 |   |   | Other Financial Data |   | Depreciation | $4‚000 | Dividend payments | $2‚250 |   |   | Based on the above figures‚ the company’s current ratio (defined as current assets divided by current liabilities‚ as per the Help screen for the Comparative Financial Performance page of the GSR) is |

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    world-class business. Which student is correct? A. Both B. Student A only C. Neither D. Student B only 3. Which of the following represents the basic accounting equation? A. Owners ’ Equity − Liabilities = Assets B. Liabilities = Assets + Owners ’ Equity C. Assets = Liabilities + Owners ’ Equity D. Assets + Liabilities = Owners ’ Equity 4. Nearly a week before Hurricane Katrina reached New Orleans‚ Wal-Mart began moving trucks and supplies into position‚ as specified in the company ’s ________ plan.

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    The Exclusionary Rule and Civil Liability Mark McCormick Kaplan University ­­­­ CJ-299 Professor Donna Yohman August 30‚ 2014 In 1914‚ Weeks v. United States was decided by the Supreme Court. In Weeks‚ the Court made a landmark decision relating to illegal search and seizure by law enforcement called the Exclusionary Rule. The Exclusionary Rule provided that evidence “illegally seized by law enforcement officers in violation of a suspect’s right to be free from unreasonable

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    2. THE FEATURES OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Limited Liability Company‚ along with other types of business entities‚ as well as business partnerships‚ cooperatives‚ state and municipal unitary enterprise is a commercial organization‚ namely organizations that pursue profit as the main goal of their activities and distributing the profits among the participants. This limited liability is characterized by the fact that the current (operational) management in the company (as opposed to partnerships)

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    Question 1 Mary v Peter Issue Given that Mary was injured by Peters’ act‚ is he solely liable for the accident? Law * In this case‚ we have to look at the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) to determine who was negligent and in specific‚ we use s 5B(1)‚ s 5B(2) and s 5R of the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW); s 5B(1) for the reasonable foreseeability test‚ s 5B(2) for determining if the standard of reasonable care has been breached and s 5R for contributory negligence. * Where both the

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    a. The application of English Law in our legal system. English Law is part of Malaysian law. The definition of law in Article 160 of the Federal Constitution includes ‘the common law in so far as it is in operation in the Federation or any part thereof’. That qualification concerns the extent to which English Law is applicable in Malaysia. First‚ we will discuss on the meaning of ‘sources’. Historical sources is the factor which influenced the development of law in religious and custom. Law

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    Background A Civil Action entails a major class action suit brought forth by several families against major conglomerates (including W.R. Grace chemical company and Beatrice Foods) that were alleged to have negligently damaged the environment of a small town to the extent that its practices led to the spread of leukemia. Jan‚ a personal injury attorney‚ decides to represent a woman that claims that her child and other neighbors of a small town in Massachusetts have been diagnosed with leukemia.

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    Before commenting upon the nature of Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP) it is necessary to understand the system of partnership that it embodies. The LLP is provided for by the provisions of the Limited Liability Partnership Act‚ 2008. Under this act the LLP has been described as a “body corporate” and a artificial legal personality with perpetual succession. Under the LLP the partners can manage the rights of duties though the means of an agreement that would be governed by the LLP act. The interested

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    Indeterminate Liability Liability is indeterminate only when the number of claims or the size of the claims cannot be realistically calculated. Therefore‚ indeterminacy depends upon what the defendant knew or ought to have known regarding the number of claimants and the nature of their likely claims. Hence‚ liability will not be imposed if it may lead to liability in an indeterminate time to an indeterminate class. In assessing indeterminacy in this case‚ 23andMe is a genome-testing organisation

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    A to Z of Limited Liability Partnership A. INTRODUCTION The concept of Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) in India is viewed as an alternative corporate business vehicle that provides the benefits of limited liability and also allows its members the flexibility of organizing their internal structure as a partnership based on a mutually arrived agreement. The revised Bill received the assent of the President of India on 7‚ January 2009.   LLP is a body corporate formed and incorporated under

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