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    (misstatements/amount) sampled x population value. ($10‚000/$1‚000‚000) x $2‚500‚000 = $25‚000 b. No‚ the overall financial statements are not acceptable. Including the projected error for inventory‚ the total overstatement errors are $58‚000‚ which exceeds materiality of $50‚000. c. The auditor should either propose an audit adjustment so that the unadjusted statement amount is less than materiality‚ and/or perform more testing to obtain a better estimate of the population misstatements

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    Financial Statement Analysis On the following paper I will be computing‚ analyzing the following ratios: Earnings per share‚ return on assets‚ Current ratio‚ Times interest earned‚ Asset turnover‚ Debt to total assets‚ Current cash debt coverage‚ and Free cash‚ for the years 2002‚ 2003‚ and Landry ’s Restaurant Financial performance for those 2 years. By computing the ratios it will give us a better understanding on the overall Landry ’s Restaurant ’s financial performance for the years 2002‚

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    SOME OF THESE ANSWER ARE NO LONGER VALID AFTER THE END OF 2008. THOSE ITEMS ARE NOT ON OUR EXAM TOMORROW. 1. An audit of a government‚ conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS)‚ includes A. A determination of efficiency and effectiveness. B. An examination of financial statements and underlying records for conformance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). It does this as well as generally accepted governmental auditing standards C. Tests

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    Resource: Appendix A Review the financial statements in Appendix D. Calculate the following: Current ratio‚ long-term solvency ratio‚ contribution ratio‚ programs and expense ratio‚ general and management and expense ratio‚ fund-raising and expense ratio‚ and revenue and expense ratio for the years 2003 and 2004. Include the current ratio‚ long-term solvency ratio‚ contribution ratio‚ programs and expense ratio‚ general and management and expense ratio‚ fund-raising and expense ratio

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    were not in place to hold companies and accounting firms responsible for their actions. The lack of regulations also allowed companies to partake in misleading transactions. These transactions were perfectly legal at the time‚ just not necessarily ethical. Companies did not have to be 100% honest when sharing earning results and company structure with shareholders. Arthur Anderson & Co. was also to blame as they were the accountants for Enron. They were the ones with the expertise who should

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    ...3 Chapter 1 A Framework for Business Analysis Using Financial Statements................4 Chapter 2 Strategy Analysis...........................................................................................7 Chapter 3 Overview of Accounting Analysis ..............................................................16 Chapter 4 Implementing Accounting Analysis............................................................21 Chapter 5 Financial Analysis ..............................................

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    The Enron Collapse

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    At one time Enron was one of the world’s largest producers of natural gas‚ oil‚ and electricity. It also appeared to be one of the most profitable companies‚ taking shareholders from $19.10 in 1999 to $90.80 by the end of 2000. Enron’s top management answered to a Board of Directors whose responsibility was to question and challenge new partnerships‚ ventures‚ and decisions within the company. On several occasions‚ Andrew Fastow‚ the company’s Chief Financial Officer approached the board of

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    Fundamental concepts of f/s audit Materiality misstatement of accounting information. is a matter of professional judgment Audit risk The auditor expresses an inappropriate audit opinion when the financial statements are materially misstated‚ Evidence (more than “per discussion with client) Major phrases of audit: Client acceptance/continuance; Preliminary engagement activities; Establish materiality and assess risks; Plan the audit ;Consider and audit internal control; Audit business processes and

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    Enron Case

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    Imane Malihi Prof. Fred Friend BLW411/511 March 27‚ 2014 The Downfall of Enron Corporation “Ethics and integrity are at the core of sustainable long term success … Without them‚ no strategy can work and‚ as Enron has demonstrated‚ enterprises will fail. That’s despite having some of the ‘smartest’ guys in the room.” by Richard Rudden. As the quotation states‚ ethics and integrity play a key role in the success of any corporation; through these principles‚ companies can ensure their compliance

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    Case 1.1 - Enron Corporation ------------------------------------------------- Discussion 1 The parties we believe to be most at fault for the crisis in this case are a) the Audit Firm engaged in the Enron audit (Arthur Andersen); b) Enron Management (Kenneth Lay‚ Jeffrey Skilling‚ Andrew Fastow; and c) the SEC. The Public Accounting Firm: Arthur Andersen The auditor has the responsibility to evaluate the risk of material fraud‚ including: * Incentives and motives for fraud : Enron was a fast

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