BUS 520 Organizational Behavior 1. Discuss the role of leadership and how it can impact organizational performance. Employees can either be more productive therefore making the company more successful and leadership roles are important within a company can impact organizational performance positively or negative. There are many roles a leader can take to have a productive successful company. Effective leaders set goals‚ open communication with subordinates‚ have trust‚ agenda that lead to meaningful
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e-Activity‚ recommend how the SOX framework can ensure reliable and complete financial information and how accounting professionals have benefitted from its use. Provide support for your response. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (often shortened to SOX) is legislation enacted in response to the high-profile Enron and WorldCom financial scandals to protect shareholders and the general public from accounting errors and fraudulent practices in the enterprise. The act is administered by the Securities and Exchange
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19 Chapter #20: Understanding Options Problems: #10‚ 16‚ 18‚ 19 Chapter #21: Valuing Options Problems: #1‚ 5‚ 6‚ 12 Chapter #19: Financing and Valuation 7. a. 12%‚ of course. b. rE = .12 + (.12 - .075)(30/70) = .139‚ WACC = .075(1 - .35)(.30) + .139(.70) = .112‚ or 11.2%. 8. a. Base-case NPV = -1‚000 + 1200/1.20 = 0 b. PV tax shield = (.35 X .1 X .3(1000))/1.1 = 9.55. APV = 0 + 9.55 = $9.55 17.
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1. A generous university benefactor has agreed to donate a large amount of money for student scholarships. The money can be provided in one lump-sum of $10mln‚ or in parts‚ where $5.5mln can be provided in year 1‚ and another $5.5mln can be provided in year 2. a) Assuming the opportunity interest rate is 6%‚ what is the present value of the second alternative? According to Douglas‚ "a dollar received in the present period is worth more than a dollar received in a future period" (2010‚ ch. 1
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1. What is the possible meaning of the changes in stock price for Berkshire Hathaway and Scottish Power plc on the day of the acquisition announcement? Specifically‚ what does the $2.55 billion gain in Berkshire’s market value of equity imply about the intrinsic value of PacifiCorp? Berkshire purchased PacificCorp for $5.1B cash and $4.3B in liabilities and preferred stock‚ a transaction valued at $9.4b. On the day of the announcement‚ both Berkshire and Scottish Power stocks jumped. The market
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fuel will be indicated. The other flip side to this equation is that if the demand falls off of the expected earnings we can also be affected
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What is the DuPont equation‚ and how does it capture the nature of expense control‚ efficiency of asset management‚ and financial leverage (or debt) of a firm? If you were the CFO of your firm (or a hypothetical firm)‚ what variable would you concentrate your efforts on and why? The DuPont equation is a method of measurement that was started by the DuPont Corporation in the 1920s. In this method of measurement the assets are measured at their gross book value rather than at their net book value which
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evidence gathering‚ void of professional judgment. From the point of view of both the profession and the users of auditing services‚ there is probably a greater harm from defining authoritative guidelines too specifically than too broadly. 2-16 a. (1) b. (2) c. (3) d. (3) 2-20 a. Rossi and Montgomery’s primary ethical consideration is their professional competence to perform all of the audit work for filing with the SEC. In addition‚ if Rossi and Montgomery have performed bookkeeping services
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Auditing Introduction Letter Lareina Mirabella ACC/546 November17‚ 2014 Kelly Oleary Auditing Introduction Letter November 17‚ 2014 Larry Lancaster President and CEO Apollo Shoes‚ Inc. Shoe town‚ Maine Dear Larry Lancaster Based on the accounting department meeting below is an outline of the primary assurance and attestation services offered by Mirabella Auditing Firm. This outline will provide the company with additional information regarding key distinction between these services offered as
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Financial Statements Afaga Palasi May 17‚ 2015 Principals of Accounting I Donna Adams Financial statement is a more of a common term used to refer to procedures at the end of the accounting periods; such as the income statement‚ balance sheet‚ cash flow statement and the statement of owner’s equity. These four financial statements area sometimes known as the financial accounts in which the business prepares. To make decision for investing in certain business we need to have a proper view of each
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